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title: "Telefonica Buys Netomnia In £2 Bln Deal With Liberty Global"
description: "Telefonica SA has announced the acquisition of Netomnia in a deal valued at £2 billion (€2.294 billion). The transaction will be jointly funded by Telefonica and Liberty Global, contributing £150 mill"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276239320.md"
published_at: "2026-02-18T14:20:08.000Z"
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# Telefonica Buys Netomnia In £2 Bln Deal With Liberty Global

> Telefonica SA has announced the acquisition of Netomnia in a deal valued at £2 billion (€2.294 billion). The transaction will be jointly funded by Telefonica and Liberty Global, contributing £150 million, with an additional £850 million from Telefonica Infra. As part of the deal, Virgin Media O2 will acquire Netomnia’s retail customers and brands, and will gain a 30% equity stake in the holding company. Upon completion, Telefonica Infra, Liberty Global, and Virgin Media O2 will collectively hold 50% of Nexfibre, with Infravia holding the remaining 50%.

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Telefonica SA (TEF.MC) :

-   ACQUISITION OF NETOMNIA
-   DEAL VALUED AT £2 BILLION (€2.294 BILLION)
-   TELEFONICA AND LIBERTY GLOBAL TO JOINTLY CONTRIBUTE GBP 150 MILLION TO FUND TRANSACTION AND INFRAVIA WITH GBP 850MLN
-   DEAL THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY TELEFONICA INFRA WITH LIBERTY GLOBAL AND INFRAVIA
-   AS PART OF TRANSACTION, VIRGIN MEDIA O2 TO BUY NETOMNIA’S RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND BRANDS
-   VIRGIN MEDIA TO OBTAIN 30% EQUITY STAKE IN HOLDING COMPANY THROUGH WHICH TELEFONICA INFRA AND LIBERTY GLOBAL CURRENTLY INVEST IN NEXFIBRE
-   AT COMPLETION, TELEFONICA INFRA, LIBERTY GLOBAL AND VMO2 WILL, IN AGGREGATE, HOLD 50% OF NEXFIBRE, AND INFRAVIA WILL HOLD REMAINING 50%

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