VodafoneZiggo

Company type	Besloten vennootschap
Industry	Telecomunications
Founded	31 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-31)
Founder	Vodafone Ziggo
Headquarters	Utrecht , Netherlands
Area served	Netherlands
Key people	Jeroen Hoencamp (CEO)
Products	Mobile telephony and fixed telephony
Owner	Vodafone (50%) Ziggo (50%)
Subsidiaries	Vodafone Netherlands Ziggo
Website	www.vodafoneziggo.nl

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. is a Dutch joint venture between Vodafone Plc and Ziggo B.V., announced in February 2016,^[1][2][3] approved by the European Commission in August 2016^[4] and completed in December 2016.^[5][6][7][8]

VodafoneZiggo is headquartered in Utrecht.^[9]

Leadership

After the founding, Jeroen Hoencamp was appointed CEO of VodafoneZiggo since 2016.^[10][11][12] Hoencamp was previously CEO of Vodafone Ireland since 2010.^[13] He remains CEO as of 2019.^[14]

Vodafone Netherlands

• In 1995, Libertel was founded.
• In 1995, BelCompany was also founded.
• In 1999, Libertel went public (as Libertel NV, renamed to Vodafone Libertel NV in 2000).
• In 2003, Vodafone Group acquired Vodafone Libertel N.V., and in 2007 changed business type from N.V. to B.V., forming Vodafone Libertel B.V.
• In 2004, mITE Systems B.V. was founded.^[15]
• In 2011, Vodafone Libertel bought BelCompany.
• In 2012, Vodafone Libertel acquired Telespectrum Telecommunicatie B.V.
• In 2015, Vodafone Libertel acquired mITE Systems B.V.
• In December 2016, Vodafone Libertel B.V. became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo.

Ziggo

• In 1970, Casema was founded (cable television provider, later including internet and telephone services over cable).
• In 1984, Multikabel was founded (cable television provider, later including internet service over cable).
• In 1996, @Home Network was founded (internet service provider), later known as Essent Kabelcom.
• In 1998, UPC Nederland was founded. (cable and internet service provider).
• Warburg Pincus and Cinven bought Multikabel in 2005,^[16][17] and Casema and @Home in 2006.
• In 2008, Ziggo was created by merging Casema, Multikabel, and @Home.
• In 2012, Ziggo went public on (as Ziggo NV).
• In 2014, Liberty Global acquired Ziggo (now Ziggo Holding B.V).
• In 2015, Ziggo merged with UPC Nederland.
• In December 2016, Ziggo Holding B.V became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo.

Subsidiaries of Ziggo N.V.

From their annual report of 2013:^[18]

• Zesko B.V.
• Ziggo Bond Company Holding B.V.
• Ziggo Bond Company B.V.
• Amsterdamse Beheer- en Consultingmaatschappij B.V.
• Torenspits II B.V.
• Ziggo B.V.
• Ziggo Netwerk B.V.
• Esprit Telecom B.V.
• Breezz Nederland B.V.
• Ziggo Netwerk II B.V.
• ZUM B.V. (50%)
• ZUMB B.V. (50%)
• HBO Nederland Coöperatief U.A (50%)