Ann Buckingham

Ann's recent experience includes advising:

• Digital Realty on its US$7 billion hyperscale data center development joint venture with Blackstone in the United States, Germany, and France
• Realty Income on its US$950 million investment in Bellagio Las Vegas
• Digital Realty on numerous joint ventures for stabilized hyperscale data centers in the United States, including joint ventures with TPG Real Estate, GI Partners, and Mapletree
• Realty Income in connection with its US$1.5 billion sale-leaseback with EG Group
• Viasat on its US$2 billion sale of its Link-16 tactical data links business to L3 Harris
• Viasat on its US$7 billion acquisition of Inmarsat, a UK-based global provider of mobile satellite services
• Digital Realty on its multi-billion dollar acquisition of a majority stake in Teraco, Africa's leading carrier-neutral colocation provider, and associated joint venture arrangements
• Digital Realty on its contribution of assets valued at US$1.4 billion to a newly formed Singapore REIT and associated joint venture arrangements, resulting in a successful listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange
• Digital Realty on its US$1.8 billion joint venture with funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management regarding Ascenty, the premier Brazilian data center provider
• Numerous clients (including Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, PIMCO, Realty Income Corporation, Viasat, and Wynn Resorts) on various joint venture transactions and investments around the globe
• Viasat on various acquisitions relating to broadband satellite, WiFi and internet access networks, and encryption technologies
• Huntsman Family Investments on its acquisition of GTA TeleGuam
• T-Mobile on its spectrum transactions with DISH Network Corporation
• Golden Entertainment on its merger with Lakes Entertainment

Thought Leadership

• Lead author of chapter on telecom regulation in emerging markets since 2005, “Telecommunications Reform in Emerging Markets” chapter in Telecommunications Law and Regulation (5 ed., 2018, OUP)