Slaughter and May and Linklaters have picked up the lead roles as Vodafone agrees to buy CK Hutchison’s (CKHGT) 49% stake in the VodafoneThree joint venture for £4.3bn.
In summer 2023 mobile network operators Vodafone and Three agreed to merge. The deal completed last May, creating the UK’s largest mobile operator, of which 51% was owned by Vodafone and 49% by Hong Kong conglomerate CKHGT.









