Norton Rose Fulbright‘s mainstays include merger and investment control, antitrust damages, internal investigations and compliance. The Hamburg-based team is led by Tim Schaper (antitrust proceedings, abuse proceedings and merger control) and Brussels-based Michael Jürgen Werner, who routinely acts in proceedings before the EU Commission, the Federal Cartel Office and the European courts; The Brussels location also serves the interfaces with state aid law and foreign trade law. Jens Steger (antitrust law and merger control) joined from K&L Gates LLP in February 2024.
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Key clients
- Imperial International Holding
- Mann+Hummel
- Westcoast (Holdings) Ltd.
- Barmenia Versicherungen a.G.
- DUBAG Group
- Greencoat UK Wind PLC
Work highlights
- Supporting Westcoast (Holdings) Ltd. in obtaining merger control clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of sole control over KOMSA AG and the creation of a dealer network in Europe for hardware and software products for information and telecommunications technology.
- Antitrust and merger control advice to Mann+Hummel on the carve-out and sale of the high-performance plastics division to the investor Mutares.
- Advising DUBAG on antitrust and merger control law on the acquisition of all shares in the automotive supplier Vitesco Technologies Emitec GmbH, including merger control filings in Germany and North Macedonia and leading a global team to examine merger and investment control filing obligations.