Vodafone Set To Buy Spain’s Ono For $10 Billion

Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:VOD) (LON:VOD) has reportedly reached an agreement to buy Grupo Corporativo Ono SA for 7.2 billion euros ($9.73 billion) to boost its offerings. The deal is expected to be announced later today, according to sources familiar with the matter. Vodafone’s attempt to buy Ono In January, it was reported industry icon John Malone’s Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ:LBTYA) (NASDAQ:LBTYB) (NASDAQ:LBTYK) was looking to trump Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:VOD) (LON:VOD) in the race for cable acquisitions across Europe. Both Liberty and Vodafone were reportedly holding talks with the private equity owners of Ono, which was separately working on an…