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Kirkland and Freshfields plug in to BT-Verizon $4bn joint venture

Kirkland and Freshfields plug in to BT-Verizon $4bn joint venture

Freshfields and Kirkland & Ellis are advising BT Group and Verizon Communications respectively as the two telecoms giants agree a multibillion-dollar joint venture.

Verizon, the world’s second largest telecommunications company by revenue, has agreed with British company BT to combine their respective international operations into a 50:50 joint venture, which will create a new multinational company that serves more than 3,000 customers across more than 180 countries, with around $4bn in annual revenue.

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