Recognising the leading dealmakers and companies in EMEA Digital Infrastructure
30 January, 2025
Convene 133 Houndsditch | London
Last Years Winners
Digital Infrastructure Financing Deal of the Year
For deals completed between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. Selected for size, complexity and market impact.
Project Oak (Germany)
The debt financing package raised by GIP, KKR and Vodafone to support the acquisition of up to 50% ownership in Vantage Towers AG and enter into a strategic co-control partnership for Vantage Towers, at a total debt value of E6.98bn. The package also included a project financing.
Banks: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, MUFG Bank, Banco Santander, SMBC and UniCredit (all underwriters and bookrunners) and Mizuho Bank (MLA)
Legal Advisers: Latham & Watkins (Sponsors) ; Allen & Overy (Lenders)
Europe Datacentre Deal of the Year
For deals completed between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. Selected for size, complexity and market impact.
DATA4 (France)
The acquisition by Brookfield Infrastructure of a 60% stake in French datacentre firm DATA4 from AXA Investment Managers for an estimated E2.1bn.
Financial Advisers: Deutsche Bank (Sell Side); n/a (Buy Side)
Legal Advisers: Kirkland & Ellis, Dentons (Sell Side); Simmons & Simmons (Buy Side)
Europe Fibre Deal of the Year
For deals completed between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. Selected for size, complexity and market impact.
Virgin Media O2 FTTH (UK)
The UK fibre joint venture between Liberty Global, Telefonica (combined 50%) and InfraVia Capital Partners (50%) valued at £4.5bn.
Financial Advisers: Liontree Advisors, Barclays (Sell Side), Lazard (Buy Side)
Legal Advisers: Allen & Overy (Sell Side), Linklaters, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei (Buy Side)
Europe Tower Deal of the Year
For deals completed between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. Selected for size, complexity and market impact.
United Group (Europe various)
The acquisition by TAWAL of United Group's tower assets in Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia in a deal Valued at E1.22bn.
Financial Advisers: Goldman Sachs (Sell Side); Lazard (Buy Side)
Legal Advisers: Jadek & Pensa, Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, Kambourov & Partners (Sell Side); Clifford Chance, Kinstellar, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, ODI Law (Buy Side)
Europe Cloud & IT Services Deal of the Year
For deals completed between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. Selected for size, complexity and market impact.
Micro Focus (UK)
The acquisition by Canadian software company OpenText of UK software and IT services company Micro Focus from Dodge & Cox, BlackRock, M&G Plc and Causeway Capital for an estimated E6bn.
Financial Advisers: Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Numis Securities, Bank of America Securities (Sell Side); Barclays (Buy Side)
Legal Advisers: Slaughter & May, Cravath Swaine & Moore (Sell Side), Allen & Overy, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Buy Side)
Europe Software Deal of the Year
For deals completed between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. Selected for size, complexity and market impact.
Software AG (Germany)
The acquisition by Silver Lake of German listed business process management platforms provider Software AG for E1.67bn.
Financial Advisers: PJT Partners (Sell Side); JPMorgan (Buy Side)
Legal Advisers: Clifford Chance, Gleiss Lutz, Allen & Overy (Sell Side); Hengeler Mueller, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Buy Side)
MEA TMT Deal of the Year
For deals completed between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. Selected for size, complexity and market impact.
Zain Iraq
The sale and leaseback by Kuwaiti telecom major Zain Group of its 4,968 tower portfolio in Iraq to TASC Towers Holding Limited for US$180m.
Financial Advisers: FTI Capital Advisors (Sell Side)
Legal Advisers: Norton Rose Fulbright (Sell Side); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP (Buy Side)
Digital Infrastructure Investment Firm of the Year
DigitalBridge
For deals including its acquisition of an ownership stake in German towerco GD Towers, the realization of Vantage Towers, sale of Wildstone, the formation of an investment partnership with MEAG and Infranity for Vantage Data Centers in Europe, while selling a significant minority stake in Vantage EMEA to AustralianSuper, and ongoing expansion of existing portfolio companies in Europe.
Digital Infrastructure Growth Story
Vantage Data Centers
TMT Financing Bank of the Year
Societe Generale
TMT Due Diligence Adviser of the Year
Altman Solon
TMT Legal Trailblazer Award
CMS
For its role advising the MLAs on a hybrid financing of AtlasEdge’s datacentre expansion across 14 jurisdictions in Europe.
Digital Infrastructure Investment Leader
Cristina Gonzalez, Managing Director, European Infrastructure, KKR
TMT Deal Advisory Rising Star
Achille Del Pizzo, Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners
TMT Deal Leader Rising Star
Zeynep Lucchini Gilera, Investment Director, InfraVia Capital Partners
TMT Banker of the Year
Christian Lesueur, Managing Director, Global Head of Coverage and Global Head of TMT Investment Banking, UBS
TMT Lawyer of the Year
Tom Levine, Partner, Allen & Overy
TMT CEO of the Year
Keri Gilder, CEO, Colt
Europe TMT M&A Financial Adviser
For deals announced between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. View criteria here
Morgan Stanley
Europe Technology M&A Financial Adviser
For deals announced between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. View criteria here
JPMorgan
Europe Digital Infrastructure M&A Financial Adviser
For deals announced between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. View criteria here
Morgan Stanley
Europe Digital Infrastructure M&A Legal Adviser
For deals announced between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. View criteria here
Linklaters
Europe TMT M&A Legal Adviser
For deals announced between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. View criteria here
Latham & Watkins
Europe Technology M&A Legal Adviser
For deals announced between Sept 1 2022 and Aug 31 2023. View criteria here
Kirkland & Ellis
