Cases & Deals

Verizon acquires joint venture partner Vodafone Group's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless in third-largest M&A deal in history

Client(s) Verizon Communications, Inc.

Jones Day acted as Dutch corporate and tax counsel to Verizon Communications, Inc. in the $130 billion acquisition for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone, including the sale of Verizon's 23.1 percent minority stake in Vodafone Omnitel N.V. to Vodafone for $3.5 billion.