VodafoneZiggo owner Liberty Global is after Telenet

The Belgian provider Telenet has received a takeover offer from Liberty Global that gives the latter company virtually complete control over Telenet. Liberty Global – which owns VodafoneZiggo together with Vodafone – already owns about 60 percent of the company, but wants to buy the remaining shares for 22 euros per share. This means that the company offers about 60 percent more than the other shares are currently worth according to average prices. That…