Digital infrastructure insights

Investing in a connected future

Over recent years we have seen infrastructure funds begin to focus on digital infrastructure as a distinct asset class, increasingly diversifying and specializing in fiber/broadband investments, data centers and other cable/satellite opportunities.

Accelerated by the global pandemic, this trend has been brought sharply into focus and is expected to increase due to the growth of smart, sustainable cities; the shift towards remote working; increased connectivity; and the digitization of company operations, e.g. supply chains.

Our Digital Infrastructure practice comprises an integrated and global team of lawyers across key practice areas including Corporate, Banking, Projects, Data Protection, Competition and Real Estate, who advise investors, operators, developers and service providers active in this space.

Awards

Tier 1 for TMT Industry Focus – Legal 500, 2020
Tier 1 for TMT (foreign firms) – Singapore – Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020
Global Legal Adviser of the Year - IJGlobal Awards, 2019
Asia Pacific Telecoms Deal of the Year – Kacific-1 Satellite – IJ Global Awards, 2019
Tier 2 for Projects & Infrastructure, Chambers Asia – Pacific, 2019

Latest insights

Trends and opportunities for digital infrastructure operators and investors in the APAC region

The dramatic and unpredictable events of 2020 have fuelled the growth of digital infrastructure development and investment in the Asia-Pacific region and we expect that opportunities will continue to abound for operators and investors alike.

Global | Publication | January 06, 2021

Digital Infrastructure: The impact of the current Foreign Direct Investment landscape in Europe

In October 2020, the European Commission was given the new power to screen all Foreign Direct Investment into the EU under Regulation 2019/452. Jay Modrall discusses this new regulation and its impact on digital infrastructure stakeholders.

Global | Video | January 05, 2021

Schrems considerations for data centre operators

Data protection is an essential consideration when selecting an appropriate location to build a data centre.

Global | Publication | December 09, 2020

Key considerations for legal due diligence in the Towers sector

In this video, Oliver Stacey, partner and Mark Maurice, senior associate, are focusing on due diligence in the telecom towers sector.

Global | Video | December 07, 2020

Powering data centers

Technology companies with significant data center operations are responsible for more than 16,600 megawatts of the approximately 26,000 megawatts of total renewable capacity contracted for under corporate power purchase agreements in the United States to date.

Global | Publication | October 09, 2020

Opportunities in the African data centre market

In recent years, overseas investors have begun to consider seriously the opportunities presented by the African multi-tenant data centre (MTDC) market. The continent is home to over 50 countries and a...

Global | Publication | January 08, 2020

Deals

Norton Rose Fulbright advised on the acquisition of a majority stake in Airband Community Internet Limited by Aberdeen Standard Investments

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised Airband Community Internet Limited (Airband) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Airband by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI). On 27 Novembe...

United Kingdom | Press Release | November 30, 2020

Norton Rose Fulbright advises Orange on majority stake in Telekom Romania Communications

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised French Telecoms operator Orange S.A. (Orange) on the EUR 268m acquisition of a controlling stake in fixed operator Telekom Romania Communications by Orange Romania.

Global | Press Release | November 12, 2020

Corporate team advises Community Fibre, Amber Infrastructure and RPMI Railpen on investment by Warburg Pincus and DTCP

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Community Fibre Limited (Community Fibre) and its existing investors Amber Infrastructure and RPMI Railpen in connection with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Community Fibre by funds advised by Warburg Pincus LLC and DTCP.

United Kingdom | Press Release | July 31, 2020

Australian team advises on largest M&A transaction of 2020 as $16.63 billion merger between Vodafone and TPG completes

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised TPG Telecom Limited on its successful $16.63 billion merger with TPG Corporation Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.

Australia | Press Release | July 13, 2020

Norton Rose Fulbright advises on US$160 million financing of Kacific1 satellite to serve Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) on credit facilities totalling US$160 million to finance the construction, launch, ground system and initial operation for “Kacific1”, a Boeing-built next-generation high-throughput Ka-band satellite.

Global | Press Release | December 17, 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright advises Mubadala on the sale of Hyperoptic

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, on the sale of its stake in Hyperoptic, to global investment firm KKR. Hyperoptic i...

United Kingdom | Press Release | November 11, 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright advises AirTrunk on new hyperscale data centre in Singapore

A cross-border team from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised AirTrunk, a specialist in hyperscale data centres, on the development and financing of a 60+ megawatt (MW) hyperscale data centre in Singapore.

Global | Press Release | April 11, 2019