Telecoms

We advised Colohouse, a leading player in the.... Read more

We advised Colohouse, a leading player in the colocation, cloud, hosting, and network services sector, on its acquisition of Hivelocity, a leading provider of bare metal hosting.

The acquisition elevates Colohouse's service offerings, addressing customer demand with enhanced automation capabilities.

Lawyers in our Northern Virginia office led the transaction, with support from our Brussels, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices and our antitrust, banking, employment, intellectual property, international trade, real estate, and tax practices.

We advised Pantheon, a global asset manager, as.... Read more

We advised Pantheon, a global asset manager, as co-lead investor on its investment in eStruxture Data Centers, the largest Canadian data center platform.

The co-investment was part of an overall CAD$1.8 billion transaction led by Fengate Asset Management and is the most significant investment ever made in the Canadian data center sector.

Lawyers in our Northern Virginia office led the transaction, with support from our Baltimore, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices and our antitrust, employment, litigation, private equity, tax, and white collar practices.

We advised a consortium of European infrastructure.... Read more

We advised a consortium of European infrastructure investment firms, including Vauban Infrastructure Partners, EDF Invest, and MEAG, on its €803 million acquisition of OnTower Austria, the largest independent TowerCo in Austria.

OnTower Austria owns and operates around 4,600 ground and rooftop telecommunications towers, providing mobile coverage to businesses and communities across the country.

Lawyers in our London and Paris offices led the transaction, with support from our Frankfurt office and our banking and private equity practices.

We advised Vodafone on its strategic partnership and... Read more

We advised Vodafone on its strategic partnership and joint venture with Accenture for commercialization of telecoms shared services through Vodafone Intelligent Solutions and on its creation of a standalone IoT business.

Vodafone is a leading global telecoms company, providing mobile and fixed services to over 330 million customers.

Lawyers in our London office led these transactions with support from our offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Rome, Tokyo and Washington DC offices and our antitrust, capital markets, employment, intellectual property, international arbitration, litigation, strategic operations and tax practices. 

Sector performance

2024 was a strong year for telecoms M&A activity, with deal value in the sector rebounding after a slow 2023. Consolidation was a key theme, with several significant mergers announced in Europe and the United States.

As in previous years, many telecoms companies looked to expand and move into adjacent sectors to augment long-term capabilities, while financial and infrastructure investors acquired data centers and tower assets. Portfolio optimization drove deal activity in the sector and is likely to lead to further M&A opportunities for telecoms businesses in 2025, especially those focused on fiber assets, satellites, and data centers.


Hogan Lovells activities

In 2024, our Telecoms team advised clients across the carrier, fiber, infrastructure, and tower sectors. We engaged with industry leaders at major global conferences, including CES, London Tech Week, and the annual Mobile World Congress events in Barcelona and Las Vegas. In partnership with Space and Satellite Professionals International, we hosted events exploring the UK commercial space sector and strategies for mitigating orbital debris.

Our thought leadership covered hot topics such as telecoms infrastructure, AI, standard essential patents, data centers, and net neutrality. The annual Winnik International Tech & Telecom Forum, our flagship telecoms event, focused on geopolitical risk and investment in the sector, featuring panels on the impact of high-profile global elections, online safety, AI, and evolving regulatory challenges.

Hogan Lovells has...a deep bench of very experienced attorneys who know the [telecoms] industry, regulations, and regulators.”

Legal 500 US, 2024

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