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…
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,…
Following a Phase II investigation in July 2022, Permanent TSB PLC received unconditional clearance from the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for the €7.6 billion purchase of…
In July 2021, Finnish engineering firm Valmet announced its intention to acquire 100% of the shares of Neles, challenging a bid from Swedish engineering firm Alfa Laval.
Compass Lexecon provided economic advice and analysis in the $17 billion global acquisition of PPD, Inc by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PPD is a contract research organisation and a lab service…
In May 2021, the UK CMA cleared the £31.4 billion ($38.45 billion) transaction by which Liberty Global and Telefónica combine their British telecom operations Virgin Media and O2 in a joint…
On 21 December 2020, the European Commission approved the proposed $52bn (£38bn) merger between automotive companies Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (‘FCA') and Peugeot S.A. (‘PSA') following a…
On 13 February 2020, the Federal Court of Australia ruled in favor of Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited (VHA) and TPG Telecom Limited (TPG) against the ACCC, concluding that the VHA/TPG…
In January 2019, Solenis and BASF completed the creation of a joint venture combining their global paper and water chemicals businesses, with a pro forma sales value of approximately $3 billion.
Compass Lexecon experts advised Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile NL during merger control proceedings, resulting in the European Commission unconditionally clearing the acquisition by T-Mobile.
In March 2017, the UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) approved the $1.8 billion transaction by which U.S. based firm Diebold acquired German rival Wincor Nixdorf, after a Phase II…
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