2024 M&A Year in Review - Flipbook - Page 61
M&A Year in Review | 2024
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
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 Amsterdam, Brussels,
Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New
York, Rome, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. offices and
our antitrust, capital markets, employment,
intellectual property, international arbitration,
litigation, strategic operations, and tax practices.
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