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Compass Lexecon has been involved in many of the largest and most complex antitrust litigation and financial market cases over the past 30 years.
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03/13/24
How should the European electricity market design evolve to be fit for net zero? Compass Lexecon energy experts, Fabien Roques, Charles Verhaeghe and Augustin Lorne explore this question and more in a recent study they contributed as Knowledge Partner for...
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- Policy & Regulation
- Industries
- Energy
03/07/24
Compass Lexecon advised music streaming service, Spotify, in the complaint that initiated the European Commission investigation into Apple’s App Store anti-steering practices related to music streaming. The European Commission imposed a fine of over €1.8 billion on Apple for abusing...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Conduct
- Industries
- Digital Platforms
02/27/24
In one of the few antitrust cases to appear before China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC), a Compass Lexecon expert team provided testimony and analysis on behalf of Hitachi Metals (now Proterial) in their successful appeal of a first instance decision...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Conduct
- Industries
- Manufacturing
02/22/24
Compass Lexecon advised telecommunications providers Orange and MásMóvil during the European Commission’s review of their proposed Joint Venture in Spain. The European Commission cleared the €18.6 billion transaction in February 2024. In July 2022, Orange and MásMóvil signed an agreement...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Telecommunications
02/14/24
On February 2, 2024, following an in-depth investigation, Eurobank Cyprus (part of the Eurobank Group) received unconditional clearance from the Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition (‘CPC’) for the purchase of a majority share in Hellenic Bank in Cyprus....
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- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Financial Institutions & Products
01/17/24
Compass Lexecon acted as economic expert for the European Super League Company and its organiser A22 Sports Management, in the legal proceedings at the Spanish courts and at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), related to the...
- Industries
- Sports
01/08/24
On December 14, 2023, Pfizer completed its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen – the largest M&A deal in biopharma since 2019. The deal closed after merger reviews by competition authorities around the world. A global Compass Lexecon team comprised of...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
12/18/23
Court Agrees with Testimony of Compass Lexecon Supported Experts Peter Reiss and Michael Johannes On December 15, 2023, US District Judge J. Paul Oetken (SDNY) denied certification for a class of investors (plaintiffs) that claimed that major investment banks (defendants)...
- Services
- Class Certification
- Industries
- Financial Institutions & Products
12/18/23
Compass Lexecon assessed the climate impact of eleven European urban energy systems, based on quantitative indicators covering the cities’ performance in the energy, building and mobility sector. We identified best practice projects across the cities that foster decarbonisation of the...
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- Industries
- Energy
12/12/23
In a study for the Austrian Association of the Gas and Heating Industry (FGW), Compass Lexecon modelled the evolvement of the Austrian energy system, charting a transition path towards full decarbonisation from today up until 2040. The study highlights the...
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- Policy & Regulation
- Industries
- Energy
11/29/23
Judge Cites Findings of Compass Lexecon Affiliate Professor Charles W. Calomiris In September 2023, relying on the testimony and analysis of Compass Lexecon President Professor Daniel R. Fischel, Judge Loretta A. Preska of the United States District Court for the...
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- Valuation & Financial Analysis
- Industries
- Energy
11/28/23
Compass Lexecon advised confectionary manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle on the acquisition of Mondelez’ gum business during proceedings before the Spanish and Portuguese competition authorities. The transaction was completed in October 2023, after final approval from the Portuguese competition authority. Situation...
- Services
- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Manufacturing
11/22/23
Compass Lexecon was retained by MTV Oy to provide an economic expert report and testimony to the Market Court in Finland. A Compass Lexecon team analysed the royalties payable by MTV to Teosto for music broadcasted on MTV’s pay-TV and...
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- Intellectual Property
- Industries
- Technology
- Entertainment & Media
11/21/23
Compass Lexecon experts, Dr. Manuel A. Abdala and Ms. Carla Chavich were retained by Glencore Finance Limited (Glencore) as quantum experts in a PCA treaty arbitration against the State of Bolivia. Dr. Abdala and Ms. Chavich assisted in the Tribunal’s...
- Services
- International Arbitration
- Industries
- Manufacturing
11/15/23
Court Agrees with Expert Opinions of Compass Lexecon President Professor Daniel R. Fischel In early 2021, several stocks including GameStop Corp. (GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (AMC) experienced unexpected increases in prices and volatility, reaching dramatically higher levels than...
- Services
- Class Certification
- Industries
- Financial Institutions & Products
11/08/23
Compass Lexecon advised Hitachi Rail during review of its acquisition of Thales Ground Transportation Systems (“Thales GTS”), the railway signalling business of Thales. The merger was approved, with the acceptance of remedies, by the European Commission and the UK CMA,...
- Services
- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Transportation
09/18/23
Damage Award One of the Largest, If Not the Largest, Award Ever After a Litigated Trial Court Relies on Testimony and Analysis of Compass Lexecon’s President Professor Daniel R. Fischel The case involved claims by certain minority shareholders in YPF...
- Services
- Valuation & Financial Analysis
- Industries
- Energy
09/13/23
On September 1, 2023, Amgen Inc. (Amgen) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that they had reached a settlement to end the litigation challenging Amgen’s proposed acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc (Horizon). The challenge to the merger, filed in...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Conduct
- Industries
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
09/04/23
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) and Compass Lexecon re-launch the project “Resource Adequacy Assessment of the Integrated Power System of Ukraine”, with the goal to prepare scenarios and plans for the reconstruction and development of Ukraine’s power system. Situation...
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- Policy & Regulation
- Industries
- Energy
08/16/23
Court Relies on Analyses of Compass Lexecon Expert Professor Kenneth M. Lehn On August 14, 2023, Chancellor Kathaleen Saint Jude McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that the fair value of Pivotal Software, Inc. (“Pivotal”) shares was $14.83...
- Services
- Valuation & Financial Analysis
08/01/23
Compass Lexecon was instructed by EDF to analyse the opportunities and potential benefits related to the development of a series of NUWARD SMRs in France, in the context of energy transition. New nuclear small modular reactor technology (SMRs) can provide...
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- Policy & Regulation
- Industries
- Energy
- Manufacturing
07/31/23
Compass Lexecon client, Hapag Lloyd, an international liner shipping company, successfully received unconditional phase 2 approval for the acquisition of SAAM from the Chilean competition authority, the "FNE". SAAM is a major port and logistics operator in the Americas and...
- Services
- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Transportation
07/17/23
Court Relies on Testimony of Compass Lexecon Expert Professor Dennis W. Carlton Compass Lexecon was retained by Microsoft and Activision Blizzard to provide economic analysis and expert testimony regarding the competitive effects and procompetitive efficiencies arising from Microsoft’s proposed acquisition...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Technology
06/21/23
On 31 May 2023, Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd (Implats) acquired a 9.26% shareholding in Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) from the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), raising its total shareholding to 55.46% and securing its majority control over RBPlat. Compass Lexecon supported...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Manufacturing
06/16/23
On May 31, 2023, Viasat closed its $7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat. Compass Lexecon was retained by counsel at Latham & Watkins and Steptoe & Johnson to represent the parties in connection with the deal, which combines two of the...
- Industries
- Telecommunications
06/08/23
Supreme Court Repeatedly Cites and Quotes from Trial Testimony of Musk’s “Main Expert” Compass Lexecon President Professor Daniel R. Fischel On June 6, 2023, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware upheld a ruling in favor of Compass Lexecon’s...
- Industries
06/07/23
Court’s Ruling Agrees with Testimony of Compass Lexecon Affiliate Professor Anindya Ghose In December 2018, the District of Columbia (“DC”) filed a complaint in DC Superior Court against Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., alleging violations of DC’s...
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- Policy & Regulation
- Industries
- Digital Platforms
05/18/23
On 28th March 2023, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.'s EUR 2,074 million acquisition of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB cleared merger control in all global jurisdictions, including both the EEA and the UK at Phase 1. Compass Lexecon supported the merging...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
05/16/23
Delaware Vice Chancellor Rejects Conflict and Overpayment Claims in their Entirety On July 28, 2016, Oracle Corporation, a leading provider of application, platform, and infrastructure products and services, announced an acquisition of NetSuite Inc., a provider of cloud-based financials and...
- Industries
- Digital Platforms
04/25/23
The European Commission cleared Orange’s €1.8 billion acquisition of VOO and Brutélé, subject to a number of behavioural commitments. Orange, VOO and Brutélé are all active in the Belgian fixed and mobile telecommunications sector, as well as in offering TV...
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- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Telecommunications
- Technology