Carlyle's bid to take over Virgin Media

[geggy]

Virgin's 9/11 farce
By Tim Blair, Daily Telegraph
May 05, 2007

VIRGIN, the global self-promotion company with various side interests in transport, telephony, media and banking, usually performs relatively harmless publicity stunts.

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On Tuesday Virgin Atlantic revealed it would present among its onboard viewing options Loose Change 2, a revolting conspiracy fantasy – its makers prefer the description "documentary" – which claims to present evidence that September 11 was an inside job pulled off by the wicked government of George W. Bush.

Article (http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/opinion/story/0,22049,21671628-5001031,00.html)

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JP Morgan lined up for Virgin takeover
By Mark Kleinman, Daily Telegraph
Last Updated: 1:26am BST 06/07/2007

Virgin Media shares soar on takeover hopes

The buy-out firm Carlyle has lined up JP Morgan, the US investment bank, to advise on and potentially help finance a $22bn (£10.9bn) takeover of Virgin Media, The Daily Telegraph has learned.

Carlyle's appointment of JP Morgan, which advised Virgin Media in its former guise as NTL on an aborted bid for ITV last year, is understood to have been made ahead of a recent approach to the board of New York-listed Virgin Media.

Article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/07/05/cnjpmorg105.xml)

[ryanebelhar]

these are related how?

[Civilized Worm]

I think Carlyle are supposed to be some evil shadowy organisation. They're probably run by jews or lizardmen or something.

[JonnyFive]

I think Carlyle are supposed to be some evil shadowy organisation. They're probably run by jews or lizardmen or something.

Also, JP Morgan. JP MORGAN!

Did the OP just post two articles without adding any content or comments or anything? Is that against some kind of rule or something?

[Brainache]

He added four dots and the link in his sig.

[JonnyFive]

He added four dots and the link in his sig.

You're right. You have to read between the dots, after all.

[tkingdoll]

these are related how?

Both articles and the poster involve the word 'Virgin'?

[brodski]

Geggy, you do realise that Virgin Atlantic and Virgin media are two separate companies don’t you?

Virgin Atlantic is the Airline started by Richard Branson, sold off and then re invested in by Branson. And Virgin media is the mobile phone company which Branson started, which then took over the UK’s combined cable TV networks.
As far as I know Virgin Media has no finical ties with Virgin Atlantic, although they may share some major stockholders.

[Brainache]

You're right. You have to read between the dots, after all.

I think with Geggy it's best just to smile and nod.

After all no one could possibly think that Virgin could have decided that LC wasn't appropriate in-flight viewing all by themselves. They need to have these things dictated to them by "International Bankers".

[JonnyFive]

Geggy, you do realise that Virgin Atlantic and Virgin media are two separate companies don’t you?

Oh, but that's what they want you to think.

[Donal]

Honestly, who wouldn't want to watch a movie about plane crashes during a transatlantic flight?

Can you also get Alive and Die Hard 2 when you order?

And Geggy...373

[JonnyFive]

And Geggy...373

What's the geggy counter counting again? I mean, other than geggy posts.

[Donal]

How many posts he has that are stupid and overdramatic.

[DarkMagician]

THE JOOS ARE COMING

*runs to the left of the room*
*runs to the right*
*runs to the left, again*

Oh, wait. It's just geggy posting again. False alarm, everyone.

[CptColumbo]

I think with Geggy it's best just to smile and nod.

After all no one could possibly think that Virgin could have decided that LC wasn't appropriate in-flight viewing all by themselves. They need to have these things dictated to them by "International Bankers".

As I wrote in another thread, it's a very appropriate in-flight movie. Because it's just like a jet engine, it both sucks and blows.

[Pardalis]

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