Baker McKenzie LLP advises corporates, infrastructure funds, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds on cross-border transactions across a range of transport, power, social, and digital infrastructure assets. The team is active on M&A, carve-outs, financings and joint ventures, with recent deals involving data centres, fibre networks and subsea cable infrastructure. Team head Nick Rainsford focuses on advising funds on M&A and private equity transactions, with recent highlights including multi-jurisdictional fibre acquisitions and major telecommunications infrastructure disposals. Charles Whitefoord is regularly instructed by major sponsors on high-profile mandates, particularly across the digital and technology sectors. James Heller leads deals in the transport and renewables spaces. Lesley-Anne Wilson also comes recommended.
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- ‘Responsive, knowledgeable, proactive, and willing to go the extra mile to help their clients.’
- ‘Friendly, responsive, professional, passion for what they do, trustworthy.’
- ‘Baker McKenzie has provided excellent service in complex/first of a kind projects which involve multiple workstreams. They are particularly great in covering interfaces between various components of the project and provide a holistic and integrated service. They have efficiently deployed their local and international expertise in these projects.'
Key clients
- APG Arcus Infrastructure Basalt Infrastructure Partners Colt CLdN Cobelfret Cellnex DIF Equinix Eutelstat Fiera Infrastructure Inc. Hitachi Limited Hutchison Ports Inter Terminals Ltd Itochu Corporation Kew Capital Marguerite Fund Standard Chartered Bank Suez UK Export Finance Vertiv VMO2
Work highlights
Advised APG on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in euNetworks, the pan-European provider of Business-to-Business fibre infrastructure.
Advised Basalt Infrastructure Partners on the refinancing of Unilode Aviation Solutions group.
Advised Eutelsat Group on its exclusive negotiations for the carve-out and partial sale of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets.
Lawyers
Leading associates: Corporate and M&A
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Nick Rainsford
Other key lawyers
Charles Whitefoord; James Heller; David Hart; Tania Arora; Lesley-Anne Wilson