Kabel BW is the third largest German cable network operator with market leadership in the Baden-Württemberg region. Kabel BW was the first large scale operator to introduce digital cable television, broadband Internet and telephony services (“triple-play”) on one single platform and has since then continued to upgrade its network for triple-play.

Kabel BW has more than 2.3 million subscribers, making it one of the largest cable operators in Europe.

In March 2011, the EQT IV and V Funds entered into an agreement to sell KBW to Liberty Global, Inc. for en Enterprise Value of EUR 3.16 billion.

The transaction is subject to cartel clearance and currently pending.