Matheson is delighted to have advised Equinix, one of the world’s leading data centre and colocation providers for enterprise network and cloud computing, on its agreement to acquire BT’s Irish data centres business. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
The cross departmental Matheson team advising Equinix was led on the Corporate M&A side by partner Rob Barrett, associate Joanna Crowley, solicitor Rachel Hodgins and trainee Susan Sarah Satheesh, and, on the Energy and Infrastructure side, by partner Conor Blennerhassett and solicitors Patricia Einfeldt, Junaid O’Balogun and Orlaith Meaney.
A range of lawyers from other Matheson practice areas were also involved in the transaction, including Joe Duffy, Pearse Walsh and Conor Mullins (Tax), Niall Collins, Simon Shinkwin, Conor Slowey and Rachelle Bowden (Competition and Regulatory), Alice Duffy, Shane Gallen and Naomi Douglas (Employment), Lorcan Keenan and Conor Woods (Pensions) and Leonie Dunne and Niall Foley (Commercial Real Estate).
With a wealth of experience across our six partner led offices worldwide, Matheson has some of the most experienced corporate lawyers in Ireland. This transaction is a further example of the strength and depth across our market leading Corporate M&A team and our experience delivering for clients on complex and innovative domestic and international corporate transactions across all industry sectors.
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