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10About Liberty Global
Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK, LILA and LILAK) is an international cable operator offering advanced video, voice, and broadband internet services to connect its customers to the world of entertainment, communications, and information. The company's triple-play services are provided through next-generation networks and technology platforms that connect 29 million customers subscribing to 59 million television, broadband internet, and telephony services.
Liberty Global Headquarter Location
Griffin House 161 Hammersmith Road
London, England, W6 8BS,
United Kingdom
+44-20-8483-6300
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May 13, 2022
Virgin Media O2 launched services in June 2021 as a JV between Liberty Global and Telefónica in the U.K U.K. operator Virgin Media O2 announced that its 5G network infrastructure had reached 400 towns and cities across the country as of the end of the first quarter, the company said in its earning statement. The telco also said that it remains on track to reach 50% population coverage of 5G services by 2023. During the first quarter, Virgin Media O2 also said it had upgraded 4G capacity in more than 93,000 postcodes across the U.K. The operator’s contract mobile base increased by 11,000 in Q1, while total mobile connections increased 478,000 during the period due to strong growth in IoT, wholesale and contract connections. Lutz Schüler, CEO of Virgin Media O2, said: “The first quarter has seen us remain focused on delivering and innovating to pave the way for the rest of the year. We have started to ramp up network investments while improving our products and services with big challenger decisions like not reintroducing EU roaming fees. The delivery of fixed and mobile price rises will also support revenue growth and allow continued investment as connectivity demand continues to increase.” “We’re pushing ahead into Q2 with the launch of Stream, our new IP-based TV proposition which evolves traditional TV bundles and offers our broadband customers a flexible and innovative way to get their entertainment whilst offering significant additional value. With Q1 showing solid financial foundations from a stabilising top line and improved profitability, we remain on track to meet our 2022 guidance,” the executive said. In the mobile telephony segment, Virgin Media O2 ended Q1 with 24 million mobile telephony subscribers and 8.58 million customers in the IoT segment. Virgin Media O2 launched services in June 2021 as a joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica in the U.K. Liberty Global and Telefonica had reached an agreement to merge their U.K. operations in a 50-50 joint venture in May of 2020. That same month, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to allow the proposed merger between mobile operator O2 and Virgin Media. Last month, Samsung Electronics and Virgin Media O2 announced they have successfully completed the deployment of multiple live 4G and 5G sites in the U.K. Samsung said that the companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network, using the sites. Field trials were jointly carried out on the sites — located in Tamworth and the Peak District, England — since the start of this year. These two trials followed successful lab tests conducted in October 2021, validating the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G solutions on Virgin Media O2’s commercial network. In addition, these field tests demonstrated interoperability between Virgin Media O2’s 2G/3G/4G networks and Samsung’s latest 4G and 5G solutions, and validated use of Samsung’s Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) capabilities. Samsung provided its latest network solutions for trials — including 4G radios, 5G Massive MIMO radios and baseband units. The Korean vendor explained that the solutions cover a wide range of Virgin Media O2’s spectrum holdings including 800MHz, 2.1GHz and 3.5GHz. Specifically, Samsung delivered its 5G 64T64R Massive MIMO radios for the 3.5GHz spectrum. Share this:
Liberty Global Investments
11 Investments
Liberty Global has made 11 investments. Their latest investment was in Mojo Vision as part of their Series B - II on April 4, 2020.
Liberty Global Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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4/29/2020 | Series B - II | Mojo Vision | $51M | Yes | 22 | |
7/26/2018 | Series A | Quibi | $1,000M | Yes | 7 | |
6/22/2018 | Series A | Teltoo | Yes | 1 | ||
4/10/2018 | Corporate Minority | |||||
12/13/2017 | Series C |
Date | 4/29/2020 | 7/26/2018 | 6/22/2018 | 4/10/2018 | 12/13/2017 |
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Round | Series B - II | Series A | Series A | Corporate Minority | Series C |
Company | Mojo Vision | Quibi | Teltoo | ||
Amount | $51M | $1,000M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 22 | 7 | 1 |
Liberty Global Portfolio Exits
11 Portfolio Exits
Liberty Global has 11 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Virgin Media on April 14, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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4/14/2021 | Acq - P2P - II | 4 | |||
1/8/2021 | Asset Sale | 34 | |||
12/16/2020 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
Date | 4/14/2021 | 1/8/2021 | 12/16/2020 | ||
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Exit | Acq - P2P - II | Asset Sale | Reverse Merger | ||
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Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 34 | 4 |
Liberty Global Acquisitions
21 Acquisitions
Liberty Global acquired 21 companies. Their latest acquisition was The Phoenix Works on November 27, 2020.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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11/27/2020 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
10/14/2020 | Acq - P2P | 11 | ||||
5/7/2020 | Acq - Pending | 4 | ||||
7/18/2017 | ||||||
10/18/2016 |
Date | 11/27/2020 | 10/14/2020 | 5/7/2020 | 7/18/2017 | 10/18/2016 |
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Note | Acquired | Acq - P2P | Acq - Pending | ||
Sources | 1 | 11 | 4 |
Liberty Global Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Liberty Global has 10 strategic partners and customers. Liberty Global recently partnered with Telefonica on February 2, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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2/18/2022 | Partner | Spain | Liberty Global, Telefonica and VMO2 confirm new joint network plans Virgin Media O2 and owners Liberty Global and Telefonica have confirmed they are in discussions with a number of potential financial partners regarding a new fibre joint venture . | 1 | |
2/18/2022 | Partner | Spain | Virgin Media O2 confirms plan for new fiber JV VM O2 CEO Lutz Schüler said the Telefónica and Liberty Global joint venture now plans to `` extend our footprint to ~ 23 million premises through a new fiber venture being set up by our shareholders . '' | 1 | |
11/10/2021 | Partner | United Kingdom, and United States | ITV and Virgin Media O2 agree long-term commercial partnership Lutz Schüler , CEO of Virgin Media O2 , said : `` We have been a longstanding partner of ITV for many years and this new agreement further cements our relationship . | 1 | |
10/7/2021 | Vendor | ||||
8/24/2021 | Partner |
Date | 2/18/2022 | 2/18/2022 | 11/10/2021 | 10/7/2021 | 8/24/2021 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Vendor | Partner |
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Country | Spain | Spain | United Kingdom, and United States | ||
News Snippet | Liberty Global, Telefonica and VMO2 confirm new joint network plans Virgin Media O2 and owners Liberty Global and Telefonica have confirmed they are in discussions with a number of potential financial partners regarding a new fibre joint venture . | Virgin Media O2 confirms plan for new fiber JV VM O2 CEO Lutz Schüler said the Telefónica and Liberty Global joint venture now plans to `` extend our footprint to ~ 23 million premises through a new fiber venture being set up by our shareholders . '' | ITV and Virgin Media O2 agree long-term commercial partnership Lutz Schüler , CEO of Virgin Media O2 , said : `` We have been a longstanding partner of ITV for many years and this new agreement further cements our relationship . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Liberty Global Team
18 Team Members
Liberty Global has 18 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director, Jonathan Pearson.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Jonathan Pearson | Bank of America, HSBC, ARC Associates, and NatWest | Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director | Current |
Enrique Rodriguez | Chief Technology Officer, Executive Vice President | Current | |
Bruce E. Dines | Senior Partner | Current | |
Jose Alegria | President | Former | |
Jo-Anne Burrells | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
Name | Jonathan Pearson | Enrique Rodriguez | Bruce E. Dines | Jose Alegria | Jo-Anne Burrells |
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Work History | Bank of America, HSBC, ARC Associates, and NatWest | ||||
Title | Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director | Chief Technology Officer, Executive Vice President | Senior Partner | President | Chief Financial Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Former | Former |
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