Following a Phase-II investigation, the European Commission (“EC”) cleared the acquisition by E.ON of Innogy's distribution and consumer solutions business as well as certain electricity generation assets of Innogy, subject to conditions. This Transaction is part of an extensive asset...

After an in-depth Phase II investigation, the European Commission approved Thales' €4.8 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based digital security firm Gemalto subject to conditions, in December 2018. The companies overlapped in the production of encryption software and hardware security modules (HSMs)....

In December 2017, the European Commission unconditionally approved the transaction between French aerospace equipment suppliers Safran and Zodiac Aerospace after a Phase I investigation. The merger, creating the world’s third-largest aerospace supplier, required clearance in various jurisdictions, including the European...

In September 2016, the European Commission conditionally cleared the joint venture between the Italian mobile telecoms operators Hutchison 3G Italy and Wind (a subsidiary of Vimpelcom). The transaction combined the fourth and third largest Italian mobile network operators and created...

Compass Lexecon was hired by a third party to assess the competitive effects of the attempted acquisition of Metrobus, a supplier of outdoor advertising in subways and train stations, by JCDecaux, a worldwide leader in outdoor advertising that is particularly...

Compass Lexecon experts provide oral and written evidence in complex merger On January 15, 2016, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") unconditionally cleared the acquisition by BT Group plc ("BT") of EE Limited ("EE"). The £12.5 billion acquisition combines...

Compass Lexecon advised mobile network operator (MNO) Hi3G Denmark during the European Commission’s investigation of the proposed joint venture between the Danish MNOs TeliaSonera and Telenor. Following the transaction, the new entity and telecommunications incumbent TDC would have formed a...

The Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) investigated putative anticompetitive practices of the electricity operator Electrabel in the Belgian wholesale day-ahead market. BCA expressed concerns that Electrabel had abused its dominant position by physically withdrawing capacities (for example, through plant maintenance) and/or...

In October 2014, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") cleared the €17 billion acquisition of SFR by Numericable, a subsidiary of Altice Group, subject to remedies, after a Phase II investigation. The transaction combined the second-largest mobile and broadband services operator...