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TMT Finance Awards Europe 2027 celebrates excellence in digital infrastructure dealmaking and investment. It is the only destination for the European dealmaking community to come together to recognise the year’s landmark activity and standout achievements.
Commending the deals, the teams, the companies and the individuals that delivered this year's most significant transactions, it's the perfect opportunity to showcase success and win deserved recognition among your peers.
Honouring excellence in dealmaking
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Build your network
Connect with the who's who of digital infrastructure finance and investment. Meet with peers, make new connections and benchmark your work against the industry's finest.
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Elevate your profile
Gain invaluable exposure in front of the industry's most senior dealmakers. Enhance your firm's credibility and put yourself in the conversation to win more business.
Key Dates for your Diary
Friday
11
September 2026
Entries Open
Friday
2
October 2026
Entry Deadline
Friday
6
November 2026
First shortlists announced
Thursday
28
January 2027
Awards Dinner
Deals of the Year
DigitalBridge, La Caisse acquire Yondr for US$5.8bn.
For acquisition by DigitalBridge and La Caisse of Yondr Group from Cathexis Holdings for c. US$5.8bn.
Financial Advisors: Citi (Sell Side); Morgan Stanley (Buy Side – La Caisse)
Legal Advisors: White & Case (Sell Side); Clifford Chance (Buy Side – La Caisse), Linklaters (Buy Side – DigitalBridge)
CVC DIF’s c. US$1bn TDF Fibre unit purchase
For the acquisition by CVC DIF of 100% of TDF’s Fibre business for c. US$1bn.
Financial Advisors: BNP Paribas, DC Advisory (Sell Side); Lazard (Buy Side)
Legal Advisors: De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, Hogan Lovells (Sell Side); Freshfields (Buy Side)
PTI acquires Cellnex Ireland for E971m
Phoenix Tower International’s acquisition of Cellnex’s business in Ireland for E971m.
Financial Advisors: Barclays PLC, Banco Santander (Sell Side); Nomura (Buy Side)
Legal Advisors: Matheson (Sell Side); Arthur Cox (Buy Side)
£15bn VodafoneThree merger
For the merger deal of Vodafone UK and Three UK, by Vodafone and CK Hutchison for £15bn.
Financial Advisors: HSBC, Moelis & Company (Three UK); Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Robey Warshaw (Vodafone UK)
Legal Advisors: Freshfields, Linklaters (Three UK); Slaughter & May (Vodafone UK)
£3.3bn Data4 dual-financing package
The structuring of a E3.3bn dual-financing package, divided into E2.2bn of new term debt to refinance 10 operational datacentres (‘StableCo’) and a E1.1bn incremental capex facility (‘GrowthCo’).
Lenders: MUFG, Natixis, SMBC, Société Générale; ABN Amro – report
Legal Advisors: Linklaters (Data4 – StableCo); Simmons & Simmons (Data4 – GrowthCo); Clifford Chance (Lenders)
XpFibre’s multi-tranche E5.8bn refinancing
The multi-tranche E5.8bn refinancing, including bank facilities, inaugural institutional private placement, and capex facility, and a bridge-to-private placement.
Financial Advisors: BNP Paribas, DC Advisory Lenders: BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, ING, MUFG, Natixis and Société
Générale (Underwriters – report) Legal Advisors: Latham & Watkins (Borrowers); A&O Shearman (Lenders)
Telekom Srbija's US$900m international corporate eurobond
The issuance of US$900m in international corporate eurobond.
Participating Banks: BNP Paribas, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Erste Group, Raiffeisen bank, UniCredit and MUFG
Legal Advisors: Clifford Chance; Gecić Law
KKR acquires Gulf Data Hub stake
The acquisition of a stake in Gulf Data Hub by KKR.
Financial Advisors: JPMorgan (Sell Side); Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets (Buy Side)
Legal Advisors: Baker McKenzie (Sell Side); Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Buy Side)
People & Companies
Altman Solon
Ali El Amari, Head of TMT Finance EMEA, Crédit Agricole CIB
Brookfield
David Martin, Corporate Partner, Linklaters
SMBC
Linklaters
For advising DigitalBridge on its US$5.8bn acquisition of Yondr Group
Manjari Govada, Managing Director, DigitalBridge
Laurence Hainault, Senior Managing Director, Evercore
Alexander Oyaert, Chief Investment Officer, Data4
atNorth
Marco Patuano, CEO, Cellnex
Deal Data
Lazard
Lazard
Clifford Chance
A&O Shearman