Milbank's collective advises on the range of tech and telecoms transactions. Digital infrastructure project financings matters feature in its workload, as does advising on the development of hyperscale data centres. James Orme is a leading name in data centre financings. David Zemans and co-lead Jacqueline Chan are noted for M&A and corporate transactions in the tech, telecoms and digital infrastructure sectors, while fellow co-lead Giles Kennedy frequently handles capital markets work. Stephanie Kam departed in June 2025.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Key clients
- Telekom Malaysia Berhad
- Power DC HoldCo Pte. Ltd.
- Masan Group Corporation
- AiraAsia Berhad
- Loka Holdings
- MUFG
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Singapore Telecommunications Limited
Work highlights
Represented the finance parties in the $4.05bn financing of a 300MW hyperscale data centre campus in Johor, Malaysia for Yellowwood Properties.
Represented the finance parties in the $1.44bn financing of AdaniConneX’s portfolio of hyperscale data centres to be constructed in Pune and Hyderabad, India.
Represented Power DC HoldCo as the borrower in connection with a term-loan and revolving credit facility totalling HK$2.10bn.
Practice head
Giles Kennedy; Jacqueline Chan
Other key lawyers
James Orme; David Zemans