e& Divests Vodafone Stake to Vega (Niel Family Acquisition Vehicle)
July 10, 2026
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (e&) announced the termination of its relationship agreement with Vodafone and signed a binding agreement to sell its entire Vodafone holding. e& will divest 3,944,743,685 Vodafone ordinary shares (about 16.21% of issued share capital; 17.13% of voting rights) to Vega, an acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the Niel family group, for total consideration of 112.5 GBp per share, including cash proceeds of about USD 5.95 billion.
- Buyers
- Vega (acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the Niel family group)
- Targets
- Vodafone Group PLC
- Sellers
- Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (e&)
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- United Arab Emirates
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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