Telecommunications
Tackling telecoms’ toughest challenges, empowering your success in a fast-evolving market
Leveraging deep industry insight and global reach, we help telecoms companies, digital infrastructure providers, and equipment manufacturers navigate today’s shifting regulatory landscape. We act for operators, equipment manufacturers and financial investors on their most complex transactions and strategic matters. These include M&A, carveouts, financing, AI, commercial arrangements for towers infrastructure assets, and the rollout of fiber networks, as well as disputes, antitrust and compliance with regulatory obligations. Our integrated approach ensures that our advice aligns with your broader objectives.
We advise telecoms and other digital infrastructure businesses on embracing technological, regulatory and behavioral change – enabling them to stay ahead and protect their competitive position. In recent years, we’ve helped reshape the wider telecoms industry; our integrated global team works with you to reduce commercial and regulatory risk while ensuring you thrive in a fast-moving market.
Faced with pressure from regulators on one side and market disruptors on the other, telecoms businesses turn to Freshfields for clear guidance. Our deep knowledge and worldwide network enable informed decisions, create new opportunities, and instill confidence in this high-stakes sector.
Highlight experience
Advising CK Hutchison on numerous matters
Including securing landmark CMA merger approval for the combination of 3UK and Vodafone UK following an extended Phase 2 merger control review.
Advising Blackstone-backed Phoenix Tower International
On (1) its acquisition of over 3,200 telecommunications sites in France from Cellnex Telecom; (2) its partnership with F2i to acquire TowerTel from EI Towers; (3) its purchase from Monaco Telecom of over 815 wireless towers and acquisition of newly constructed wireless towers over six years across Malta and Cyprus through a build-to-suit program; (4) its purchase from eir of over 650 wireless towers and acquisition of newly constructed wireless towers over eight years across Ireland through a build-to-suit program; and (5) its joint venture with Bouygues Telecom to deploy 4,000 wireless towers in France.
