{"id":14701,"date":"2026-02-27T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/?p=14701"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:56:30","slug":"hoche-avocats-advises-tdf-on-the-conclusion-of-a-strategic-agreement-with-free-for-the-deployment-of-2500-new-telecommunications-sites-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/en\/hoche-avocats-advises-tdf-on-the-conclusion-of-a-strategic-agreement-with-free-for-the-deployment-of-2500-new-telecommunications-sites-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoche Avocats advises TDF on the conclusion of a strategic agreement with Free for the deployment of 2,500 new telecommunications sites in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paris, 27 February 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Hoche Avocats advised TDF in connection with the execution of a strategic <em>Build-to-Suit<\/em>\u00a0(BTS) agreement with Free, a subsidiary of the\u00a0iliad\u00a0Group, providing for the deployment of 2,500 new telecommunications sites in France, aimed at supporting the nationwide expansion and densification of Free\u2019s 4G\/5G mobile network.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this transaction, TDF and Free entered into an investment agreement providing for the execution of a 20-year <em>Master Service Agreement<\/em>, pursuant to which Free will remain the anchor tenant of the sites to be developed. The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n<p>TDF is a leading European digital infrastructure and network operator, with more than 8,800\u00a0commercialised\u00a0sites across France and the French territories. The\u00a0iliad\u00a0Group is a major European telecommunications player, serving approximately 15.7 million mobile subscribers in France through its subsidiary Free.<\/p>\n<p>The Hoche Avocats team led by <strong>Guillaume Seligmann<\/strong>\u00a0(partner) advised TDF on all legal aspects of the transaction, in coordination with the Legal Department of TDF lead by Nicolas Gauthier.<\/p>\n<p>The Hoche Avocats team included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guillaume Seligmann\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>partner<\/em>) and <strong>H\u00e9lo\u00efse Masson\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>counsel<\/em>) on all aspects of the transaction,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Didier Fornoni <\/strong>(<em>partner<\/em>),<strong>Vincent\u00a0Guilaine <\/strong>(<em>associate<\/em>) and <strong>Julien Tirel <\/strong>(<em>associate<\/em>) on corporate\/M&amp;A matters,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mathilde Le Roy <\/strong>(<em>partner<\/em>) and <strong>In\u00e8s Leroy <\/strong>(<em>associate<\/em>) on tax matters,<\/li>\n<li>Real estate aspects were handled by\u00a0<strong>Fairway <\/strong>(<strong>Alexandre Poupard, <\/strong><em>partner<\/em>\u00a0and <strong>Mary Dutton, <\/strong><em>associate<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PR-2026-02-27-Hoche-Avocats-advises-TDF-on-the-conclusion-of-a-strategic-agreement-with-Free-for-the-deployment-of-2500-new-telecommunications-sites-in-France5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PR &#8211; 27 February 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linformaticien.com\/933-reseau\/64520-tdf-et-free-signe-un-accord-bts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u2019informaticien \u2013 26 February 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.fr\/actualites\/tdf-et-free-sallient-pour-deployer-2500-sites-4g-et-5g-490900.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZDNet &#8211; 26 February 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemondedudroit.fr\/deals\/103237-hoche-avocats-conseille-tdf-conclusion-accord-strategique-avec-free-pour-le-deploiement-de-2-500-nouveaux-sites-de-telecommunications-en-france.html#:~:text=Hoche%20Avocats%20a%20conseill%C3%A9%20TDF,de%20Free%20%C3%A0%20l'%C3%A9chelle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Monde du Droit &#8211; 4 March 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, 27 February 2026 \u2013 Hoche Avocats advised TDF in connection with the execution of a strategic Build-to-Suit\u00a0(BTS) agreement with Free, a subsidiary of the\u00a0iliad\u00a0Group, providing for the deployment of 2,500 new telecommunications sites in France, aimed at supporting the nationwide expansion and densification of Free\u2019s 4G\/5G mobile network. 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