U.S. cable giant Comcast Corp gatecrashed the deal in February when it said it would offer 12.50 pounds a share to buy Sky, compared to Fox's 10.75 pounds, although it has not yet made a formal bid. (cnbc.com)
LONDON, Feb 27 - U.S. cable giant Comcast offered to buy Sky for $ 31 billion in an unsolicited approach, taking on Rupert Murdoch's Fox and Bob Iger's Walt Disney in the battle for Europe's biggest pay - TV group. (cnbc.com)
Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Shearman & Sterling and Latham & Watkins are among a raft of firms to have won roles on Vodafone's $ 18.4 bn (# 16.1 bn) purchase of the majority of US cable giant Liberty Global's European assets. (legalweek.com)