Dominic Rowe

Of Counsel (New Zealand)

London

Dominic is an Of Counsel in the firm's Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice based in our London office.

Dominic's practice focuses on advising clients on complex technology, digital infrastructure and telecommunications projects, and he has a breadth of experience advising across a range of other business sectors, including renewable energy projects, corporate transactions and other infrastructure projects.

Accolades

Ranked as a Next Generation Lawyer for Technology, Media and Telecommunications - Legal 500 New Zealand 2018 and 2019

Background

Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Dominic spent thirteen years in New Zealand advising on technology, telecommunications and infrastructure transactions and was ranked as a Next Generation Lawyer for Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Legal 500 New Zealand.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

Digital infrastructure

AustralianSuper on its investment of €1.5 billion in Vantage Data Centres Europe, Middle East and Africa, one of the fastest growing hyperscale data centre platforms in the region
Stonepeak on its transaction with Cellnex Telecom to acquire a 49% interest in Cellnex Sweden and Cellnex Denmark for €730 million
Virgin Media O2 on its £360 million sale of a minority stake in Cornerstone, the leading UK mobile infrastructure, to GLIL Infrastructure LLP
A hyper-scaler in relation to its data centre arrangements in the Middle East and Africa and its fibre arrangements in Europe
IHS Towers on its acquisition of 5,709 telecommunication towers in South Africa from MTN and the leaseback of space on those towers
GIC on its acquisition of a minority stake in CETIN Group (a leading telecommunications infrastructure provider operating across Central and Eastern Europe, operating approximately 3,800 towers)
Virgin Media O2 in relation to its mobile towers joint venture in the UK with Vodafone
OneWeb on its combination with Eutelsat Communications, a listed French satellite and telecommunications company
A government space agency on the procurement for the build, launch and support of its first telecommunications satellite
OneWeb in relation to the commercialisation of its low earth orbit satellite capacity in the Middle East and North Africa through a joint venture with NEOM

Technology

Ocado's 'Ocado Intelligent Automation (OIA)' division in relation to the supply of Ocado's automated fulfilment technology and AI-powered software to McKesson Canada, Ocado's first such deal outside of the grocery sector
Apple in relation to its re-seller arrangements across Europe
A global insurance underwriter in relation to the commercialisation of a suite of insurance risk analysis tools via a platform-as-a-service offering
A global investment bank in connection with its client arrangements for access to its proprietary trade placement / routing systems, risk management systems, and execution gateways for executing futures and options trades
A major UK financial services and brokerage company on the commercialisation of its software providing system-to-system connectivity via its global commodities trading platform
Transport for London in relation to its revenue collection arrangements across all modes of transport in London
Pod Point on its strategic automation and performance reporting software arrangements for its portfolio of EV charging stations
Ascential on strategic data arrangements for its data analytics business
Inchcape in relation to the digital transformation of its finance and accounting functions

Energy sector

Flux UK in relation to the development of a retail energy platform in the UK, partnering with RWE npower
Meridian Energy in relation to the development of the Harapaki wind farm – New Zealand's second-largest wind farm, with 41 turbines generating 176 MW
Trustpower in relation to its smart metering deployment and service arrangements
Meridian Australia in relation to various new developments, including a new battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Hume hydro power station, and a new 130MW wind and BESS in the Glen Innes region of New South Wales
Vector in relation to the launch of its residential solar equipment and electricity buyback offering
Meridian Energy in relation to the divestment of Arc Innovations, a smart metering service provider
Meridian Energy in relation to the divestment of Energy for Industry, New Zealand’s leading provider of energy solutions for industry