Mergers - Project experience

Strabag/Cemex: Expert to the Austrian Cartel Court on a planned merger between Strabag and Cemex

Comcast/NBC Universal: Supporting economic expert in US merger procedure

Proposed merger between two major manufacturers in a durable goods industry

Discussion of policy issues in EU competition policy where reform may be necessary

Product market definition in the car glass repair and replacement services industry

Google/DoubleClick: Support of a third party regarding the Google/ DoubleClick merger

GN Store/Phonak: Advice and court representation in an international merger case in the hearing aid industry

Supporting parties in a merger proceeding in the cement industry

Pre-merger assessment

Imerys/Pará Pigmentos: Expert to the Austrian Cartel Court - merger appraisal in the kaolin industry

Feasibility study for merger in copper industry

Magna/Karmann: Expert opinion on claim of collective dominance in the convertible roof top systems industry

Vacuumschmelze/Neorem: Competitive assessment of the merger in the rare-earth permanent magnets industry

Geographic market definition, competitive effects and efficiencies

Proposed merger in a media market

European Directories/Truvo: Reassessment of a merger to monopoly between European Directories/Truvo in a two-sided market

Competitive assessment of a planned merger in the baking ingredients industry

Oracle/Sun: Analysis of possible horizontal and vertical effects of the Oracle/Sun merger

REWE/Adeg: Advised REWE in a merger proceeding in front of the European Commission on the competitive effects of the acquisition of Adeg with a focus on buyer power issues and regional market concentration

Competitive effects in a proposed merger in the locking system industry

Scholz/Gratz: Expert to the Austrian Cartel Court - merger appraisal in the scrap industry

Dr. Oetker/Schwan: Appraisal of potential anti-competitive effects of horizontal merger between Dr. Oetker and Schwan in the FMCG industry

Styria/Moser Holding: Assessment of conglomerate effects of a regional newspaper merger between Styria und Moser Holding including indications on media diversity effects

SWB/Stadtwerke: Acquisition of Gemeindewerke Lilienthal and Ritterhude as well as Stadtwerke Osterholz-Scharmbeck by SWB

Advice regarding buyer power argument in a national merger case in the grocery retail industry

Vattenfall/Nuon: analysis of merger effects and geographic market definition of electricity retail markets for small customers in Germany

A-Tec/Lentjes: competitive assessment of the acquisition of the waste incineration plant manufacturer Lentjes by A-Tec in a Phase II investigation by the European Commission - Bidding study analysing the frequencies of conditional participation and bids

Styria/Moser Holding (free newspapers) - Assessment of the competitive effects of a merger of regional free newspapers