The EU competition and antitrust team at Gleiss Lutz leverages its longstanding experience in the German market to provide support for national and international clients in the Brussels market. Petra Linsmeier, Ulrich Soltész, and Christian Von Köckritz co-head the team: Linsmeier heads up the practice across Munich and Brussels, while Soltész a go-to for State aid work, and van Köckritz represents clients in proceedings before the European Commission.
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Key clients
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
- Daimler Truck AG
- Deutsche Bahn AG
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Givaudan SA
- KPS Capital Partners
- Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Rombat SA
- Metair Investment SA
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Infineon Technologies AG
- NXP Semiconductors N.V.
- ZF Friedrichhafen AG
Work highlights
- Acted for the Swiss company Givaudan in its international defense in connection with suspected cartels in the distribution of fragrances and fragrance ingredients.
- Acted for the Romanian battery manufacturer Rombat and the South African investment company Metair in the international defense in the antitrust proceedings of the European Commission in the field of automotive starter batteries.
- Advised KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of the global electric motor business of Innomotics GmbH from Siemens AG with an enterprise value of EUR3.5bn.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Petra Linsmeier, Ulrich Soltész, Christian von Köckritz