We advise large international organisations and SMEs on merger control filing requirements, competition law investigations, public procurement and state aid issues.
Our considered and responsive approach is grounded in experience working at and with UK and EU competition authorities. Clients also value our understanding of their commercial issues and market dynamics for informing tailored advice.
How we help
- Navigating multi-jurisdictional merger control filings.
- Advising on CMA, European Commission and other regulatory investigations.
- Advising on trading activities, restrictive agreement and abuse of dominance issues.
- Developing competition elements of compliance programmes and training.
- Advising on public procurement, state aid law and free movement provisions.
Our experience includes:
- Advising a leading UK food manufacturer on competition law issues arising in the context of a corporate sale, including assessing risk, ensuring compliance in relation to distribution and pricing arrangements, and advising on how competition considerations may affect deal terms and regulatory engagement.
- Advising a global technology business on national security issues associated with its acquisition of a UK entity operating in a highly sensitive technology sector, including securing clearance in relation to the National Security and Investment Act.
- Advising Gama Aviation on the competition and national security aspects of a ‘rescue deal’ to acquire the business and assets of Specialist Aviation Services.
- Providing competition law advice to an industrial cleaning company following the completion of a merger.
- Advising a world leading power tool and homecare appliances business on the competition law aspects of its distribution arrangements in the UK and EU and on other related competition law matters.
