- The group acquired a 77 per cent stake in Kabel Deutschland in 2013 but minority shareholders have been contesting the takeover price
- The €2.1bn deal will end a long-running legal battle but add to an already mountainous debt pile
Vodafone (VOD) has offered more than €2bn (£1.9bn) to buy out the minority shareholders in its German cable business. The group is attempting to resolve a long-running legal battle over the price of its takeover in 2013.