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29/11/2023
10 CMS partners recognised by Lexology Client Choice Awards 2023
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce that 10 of its partners, across nine different countries, have been recognised by the Lexology Client Choice Awards 2023:Nick Beckett, China, Life Sci­ences Car­oline...
15/06/2023
Lusophone Africa Snapshot | June 2023
15/06/2023CMS Africa will be present once again at Africa's largest renewables energy sector event - the Africa Energy Forum - which this year takes place in Nairobi and will unite governments, utilities and regulators with development finance institutions, commercial banks, power developers, technology providers, EPCs and professional services. Over the last 24 years, the Forum has earnt a reputation as the most meaningful gathering of decision-makers in the African renewable energy sector. After CMS' first participation last year in Brussels, we became aware that it is the kind of event we need to attend, and we committed to strengthening our investment in it. To this end, this year CMS Africa will have a stand at the conference venue, will host a cocktail party at one of the official hotels, to welcome our clients and will have a delegation of 9 partners at the event from the offices in South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Kenya, Lisbon and London. The South Africa partner, Bridgett Majola, will also participate in a debate on procurement strategies and renewable energy projects. Among the topics under discussion this year are: Increasing Pace and Scale of Africa’s Renewable Energy Projects; The Growing Role of Africa’s Gas within Today’s Geo-Political Context; Africa’s Path to Becoming a Global Hydrogen Power House; Building Regional Power Markets.
14/03/2023
Silicon Valley Bank Situation
14/03/2023We have been continuing to monitor the situation at Silicon Valley Bank on an international level since yesterday. Like the rest of the sector, we were relieved at announcement and welcomed news of the acquisition of SVB UK (the UK subsidiary of the SVB Group) by way of a share sale by HSBC UK Bank Plc.  The CMS UK team has produced an updated FAQ to answer some of the key questions, including those that we have been hearing from our own clients. You can find this here.   As always, please do not hesitate to contact your client relationship partner at CMS if you have any questions about how this affects you and your business. Additionally, we’ve also set up a dedicated support email ad­dress help2023@cmsleg­al. com to contact us if you need assistance.
21/10/2022
On*Net Fibra (KKR) acquires fibre optic network of Entel Chile
CMS Carey & Allende advised ON*NET Fibra and KKR on M&A, tele­com­mu­nic­a­tion and acquisition financing matters related to the acquisition of the existing fibre optic network of Entel Chile, comprising...
26/09/2022
CMS advises River and Mercantile (R&M) on £155m investment in Spring Fibre
International law firm CMS has advised specialist investment management company River and Mercantile on its £155-million investment in wholesale fibre operator Spring Fibre. Well known as a provider...
12/09/2022
CMS advises Ooredoo Group on the sale of its telecom business in Myanmar...
CMS has advised Ooredoo Group, an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, on the sale of its telecom business in Myanmar to Nine Com­mu­nic­a­tions...
06/04/2022
CMS Albania has advised 4IG on the acquisition of One Tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions...
CMS has assisted 4iG on the indirect acquisition of One Tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions, upon acquiring all the shares in the Bulgarian company Albania Telecom Invest. One Tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions is a major tele­com­mu­nic­a­tion...
15/02/2022
CMS advises Foresight on Connect Fibre investment
International law firm CMS has advised Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), a leading listed infrastructure and SME investment manager, on its investment into Connect Fibre, a community minded, full...
25/11/2021
CMS advises CityFibre on major expansion of Full Fibre partnership with...
International law firm CMS has advised CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent Full Fibre platform, on a major expansion of its strategic partnership with Vodafone. The deal establishes Vodafone as...
21/09/2021
CMS reaffirms commitment to principles of the UN Global Compact
In 2020, CMS signed on to the United Nation’s Global Compact, the world's largest corporate social responsibility initiative. In August 2021, CMS successfully filed its first annual Com­mu­nic­a­tion on Progress (COP) report with the UN. To read the full report click here. In the report, CMS reaffirms its support of the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The Communication on Progress is an annual disclosure to stakeholders on progress made in implementing the ten principles of the UN Global Compact and in sup­port­ing broad­er UN development goals. CMS remains committed to running its business ethically and sustainably, incorporating the UN principles in its business strategy, culture and daily operations. To read more about how CMS is doing business responsibly, click here.
09/09/2021
CMS advises Vodafone Ukraine on Vega Telecom acquisition
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang in Kyiv has advised leading mobile operator Vodafone Ukraine and its parent company, Neqsol Holding, on Vodafone Ukraine’s landmark acquisition of Vega Telecom from...
29/07/2021
International CMS team advises APCOA Parking on successful EUR 685 million...
Berlin – APCOA Parking, a leading European parking operator, placed a senior secured notes offering of EUR 320 million of fixed-rate senior secured notes due in 2027 and EUR 365 million of floating...