Is Branson selling-off Virgin Media?

[RFV]

The Times July 1st. 2007

"Branson response paves way for $10bn buyout of Virgin Media."

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2013297.ece
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[Jay]

Yes he is... but don't forget VM does not own Telewest/NTL they just "rent" the name.

[Sinizter]

Virgin Media is a company that looks all set for takeover. Whether Virgin want to sell it off or not I dont know.

[RFV]

Yes he is... but don't forget VM does not own Telewest/NTL they just "rent" the name.

It's hard to keep up with all these high finance deals, mergers, takeovers etc, so who exactly will own my ass if Im a Vigin Cable customer and this "Carlyle Group" buy Vigin Media

.... omigod I've just seen the "Carlyle Group" Board of Directors, what a bunch of Deadbeats ... " Meet The Carlyle Group"

http://www.hereinreality.com/carlyle.html

[schmunk]

.... omigod I've just seen the "Carlyle Group" Board of Directors, what a bunch of Deadbeats ... " Meet The Carlyle Group"

http://www.hereinreality.com/carlyle.html

John Major (yes THAT John Major) was Chairman of the Carlyle Group for some years following his departure from politics.

edit: sorry - I didn't actually follow the link before posting, so didn't see that it's mentioned in there...

[Stoo]

Branson reportedly wants to remain a shareholder in whatever the resulting company is..

[RFV]

John Major (yes THAT John Major) was Chairman of the Carlyle Group for some years following his departure from politics.

Wonder if John Major is still having a "thing" with Edwina Curry ... I would hate to think of my Virgin Media subsciptions being spent on tit-bits for one of John's floozies!