Linklaters advises Bharti Global on acquisition of stake in BT Group

Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises is acquiring a 24.5% stake in BT Group from Altice Group UK.

Linklaters advised its long-standing client Bharti Global on this acquisition deal.

The Linklaters team was led by Sushil Jacob (Partner), Namrata Shah (Partner) and Mackenzie Hewett (Managing Associate).

Amit Singh, Head of the India Practice, also coordinated on the various aspects of the transaction.

They were supported on this transaction by members of Linklaters’ antitrust and foreign investment team (led by Natura Gracia and Mark Daniel), as well as partners Doug Shaw and Deepak Sitlani from Linklaters’ derivatives and structured products team.

A team from Linklaters Singapore led by Rahul Chatterji and Douglas Doherty advised on the financing for this transaction.

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