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08.06.2026 · Press releases

De Pardieu advises Altice France on the execution of a memorandum of understanding with respect…

02.03.2026 · Press releases

De Pardieu advises Altarea on the structured and negociation of a partnership with Vantage Data…

28.02.2025 · Press releases

De Pardieu advises the Altice group on the restructuring of its financial debt

10.02.2025 · Press releases

De Pardieu advises the Telenco Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in Neklan

14.01.2025 · Press releases

De Pardieu advises La Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, through La Banque des Territoires, on…

05.09.2024 · Press releases

De Pardieu advises Eutelsat on the entry into exclusive negotiations for the partial sale of…

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Telecoms Archives - De Pardieu Brocas Maffei https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/expertises/telecoms-en/ Fondé en 1993, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei figure parmi les cabinets d'avocats français indépendants de référence en droit des affaires et compte aujourd’hui 150 avocats dont 34 associés. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:59:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.de-pardieu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FAVICON-16x16-1-150x150.png Telecoms Archives - De Pardieu Brocas Maffei https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/expertises/telecoms-en/ 32 32 De Pardieu advises Altice France on the execution of a memorandum of understanding with respect to the sale of SFR to Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/de-pardieu-advises-altice-france-on-the-execution-of-a-memorandum-of-understanding-with-respect-to-the-sale-of-sfr-to-bouygues-telecom-iliad-and-orange/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:12:53 +0000 https://www.de-pardieu.com/?p=70137

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei has advised Altice France on the execution, on 6 June 2026, of a memorandum of understanding with Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange regarding the sale of SFR, for an aggregate enterprise value of €20.35 billion.

This transaction, one of the largest industrial deals in Europe in the telecommunications sector, marks a major milestone in the reshaping of the French telecommunications market.

Bouygues Telecom would notably acquire SFR Business, part of SFR’s customer base (5.9 million customers) and the Prixtel MVNO. Free would notably acquire the entire RED by SFR customer base (6 million customers) and part of SFR’s B2C activities (1.6 million customers). Orange would notably acquire part of SFR’s B2C activities and the Réglo, Syma and Coriolis MVNOs (i.e., a total of 4.9 million customers).

The transaction remains, inter alia, subject to consultation with employee representative bodies and to applicable regulatory approvals, including clearance from the competent competition authorities.

]]> De Pardieu advises Altarea on the structured and negociation of a partnership with Vantage Data Centers https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/de-pardieu-advises-altarea-on-the-structured-and-ngociation-of-a-partnership-with-vantage-data-centers/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:49:21 +0000 https://www.de-pardieu.com/?p=68667

De Pardieu advised Altarea on structuring and negotiating a partnership with Vantage Data Centers, one of the world’s leading hyperscale data center providers. The aim was to develop a data center campus dedicated to AI and cloud services in France.

The law firm advised Altarea on the structuring and negotiation of this partnership, which will see the development of a data center campus dedicated to AI and cloud services in France.

This campus will be built on a plot of land owned by Altarea located near Bordeaux. A 400 MW electrical connection has been secured from the French transmission system operator (RTE) , enabling accelerated time-to-market in order to meet the growing demand for AI and cloud capacities.

]]> De Pardieu advises the Altice group on the restructuring of its financial debt https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/de-pardieu-advises-the-altice-group-on-the-restructuring-of-its-financial-debt/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:59:48 +0000 https://www.de-pardieu.com/?p=62273

De Pardieu has advised the French companies of the Altice group, leader in the telecommunications sector, on the negotiation and conclusion of a restructuring framework agreement of its financial debt of around 24 billion euros.

The framework agreement pertains to the restructuring of Altice France SA’s financial debt of circa 20 billion euros and is paired with the financial restructuring of its parent company Altice France Holding SA of around 4 billion euros.

The framework agreement has already been approved by nearly 55% of Altice France S.A.’s financial creditors and will be implemented, upon approval by more than 66.67% of the creditors concerned, in the context of conciliation proceedings and, as the case may be, accelerated safeguard proceedings in France (paired with US “Chapter 15” procedures), in coordination with the similar foreign procedures required for the implementation of the financial restructuring of Altice France Holding SA.

This restructuring, which includes the issuance of new debt, cash repayments and the conversion of debt into capital, will reduce the Group’s debt by almost 8 billion euros.

Completion of the transactions is scheduled for the fourth quarter 2025.

]]> De Pardieu advises the Telenco Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in Neklan https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/de-pardieu-advises-the-telenco-group-on-the-acquisition-of-a-majority-stake-in-neklan/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:54:06 +0000 https://www.de-pardieu.com/?p=61882

De Pardieu has advised the Telenco Group, designer and manufacturer of solutions for telecommunications networks, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Neklan, specializing in electrical engineering and the design and implementation of electrical supply and distribution infrastructures in the data center, tertiary and industrial sectors, thereby permitting to the Telenco Group to strengthen its presence in the Private Networks and Data Center markets.

]]> De Pardieu advises La Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, through La Banque des Territoires, on the sale of its minority stake in TDF Fibre to CVC DIF https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/de-pardieu-advises-la-caisse-des-depots-et-consignations-through-la-banque-des-territoires-on-the-sale-of-its-minority-stake-in-tdf-fibre-to-cvc-dif/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:04:43 +0000 https://www.de-pardieu.com/?p=61227

De Pardieu had advised la Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, through la Banque des Territoires, on the sale of its equity stake, alongside TDF, in TDF Fibre to CVC DIF, manager of infrastructure funds.

TDF Fibre is a French fiber company that operates four public-initiative networks under concessions (Val d’Oise Fibre, Val de Loire Fibre, Anjou Fibre and Faucigny Glières Fibre) as well as its own network (Yvelines Fibre).

Until its sale to CVC DIF, TDF Fibre was held by TDF SAS (79.5%) and la Banque des Territoires, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts (20.5%).

]]> De Pardieu advises Eutelsat on the entry into exclusive negotiations for the partial sale of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets to EQT https://www.de-pardieu.com/en/de-pardieu-advises-eutelsat-on-the-entry-into-exclusive-negotiations-for-the-partial-sale-of-its-passive-ground-segment-infrastructure-assets-to-eqt/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:44:02 +0000 https://www.de-pardieu.com/?p=58436

De Pardieu has advised Eutelsat Group, a global leader in satellite communications, on the entry into exclusive negotiations for the partial sale of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets to EQT Infrastructure VI (“EQT”), a Swedish investment fund.

The contemplated transaction would consist in the carve-out of the passive assets (land, buildings, support infrastructure, antennas and connectivity circuits for the combined portfolio of teleports and SNPs) to form a new company which would be incorporated as a standalone legal entity. EQT would own 80% of the capital, while Eutelsat Group would remain committed as long-term shareholder, anchor tenant and partner of the new company with a 20% holding alongside EQT.

The transaction remains subject to customary conditions precedent, in particular the approval by the relevant regulatory authorities as well as consultation with French security authorities and the appropriate employee representative bodies. Closing of the deal is expected in the first quarter of calendar year 2026.

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