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Baker Botts (UK) LLP

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Baker Botts (UK) LLP’s diverse client roster includes major media conglomerates, global telecommunications providers, banks and infrastructure funds. The practice has notable expertise in handling digital infrastructure projects, particularly the building of networks. Practice head Stuart Blythe focuses on high-value commercial agreements, M&A transactions, joint ventures and restructurings.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Stuart Blythe has provided excellent advise and support for our project throughout. I can't recommend him and B&B enough.’

  • ‘The team at Baker Botts are globally recognised for their experience of commercial negotiations in both terrestrial and subsea digital infrastructure and have worked on major telecommunications projects around the world.’

  • ‘The Baker Botts telecoms team is not only very experienced in its space, but also very up to date when it comes to what is market. Being competent and experienced are requirements, but understanding the current state of the market and having the ability to apply that to practice is one of the key capabilities and strengths of the BB team.’

  • ‘Stuart Blythe is a particularly capable individual who has provided much value to our firm. He is most capable in terms of being able to match the temperament of the negotiation which perfectly aligns him with our side during a negotiation.’

  • ‘Deep subject matter knowledge.’

  • ‘Stuart Blythe is excellent and has the ability to grasp complex issues.’

Key clients

  • West Indian Ocean Cable Company Holding Ltd (WIOCC Group)
  • Crosslake Group
  • EllaLink Ireland Limited
  • SubOptic Limited
  • Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)
  • Cinturion
  • Connect Fibre
  • Macquarie
  • Xtera
  • Gibtelecom Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised West Indian Ocean Cable Company Holding Ltd (WIOCC Group) on a US$30 million equity investment by International Finance Corporation.
  • Representing Crosslake with ongoing commercial and corporate legal arrangements relating to the deployment of a fibre link from Paris to London and related terrestrial broadband and connectivity requirements (including for colocation).
  • Providing ongoing advice to EllaLink Ireland relating to commercial agreements with respect to the EllaLink cable system including additional branch builds.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stuart Blythe