Bakers, Freshfields and Linklaters ring in on Three’s O2 deal
When BT opted to announce a £12.5bn industry-shaking marriage with EE, it looked as if its other budding suitor O2 was going to be left by the wayside. But it didn’t take long for Three’s Hong Kong-based owner Hutchison Whampoa to step into the fray, whisking Telefónica’s O2 off its feet with a £10.25bn bid. […]