Merger control can often be overshadowed by the adrenaline of doing deals, but it's vitally important. If it's forgotten about or not done well, the envisaged merger doesn't proceed or has to be undone or you can't realise all of those important synergies. Merger control can come into play in deals where you might not immediately think it would.
Our expertise in EU and UK merger control will smooth the complexities of making your deal happen and help to avoid any nasty surprises. We provide a seamless service with our CEE offices and CMS alliance partners to obtain swift merger clearances for multi-jurisdictional deals.
Relevant experience includes advising:
- On a challenge to an OFT merger clearance
- RWE on a 50/50 joint venture with E.ON to develop new nuclear power stations beginning with the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency’s auction for New Nuclear Build sites, including merger control and behavioural issues
- Pfizer on the disposal of its over the counter human pharmaceutical/healthcare business to Johnson & Johnson for $16.6 billion
- Hutchison Ports on several joint ventures and investments
- National Grid Transco (NGT) on the disposal of four of its regional gas distribution networks for a total consideration of £5.8 billion cash plus c. £130 million of assumed liabilities
- Arcapita on its acquisition of Freightliner