WKB Lawyers – Merger control

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structuring of the transactions to be in compliance with terms of competition law requirements (including the obligation to notify the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and other antitrust authorities, the issue of additional restrictions, i.e. the so-called ancillary restraints);
analysis of the merger control notification obligation to the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and antitrust authorities in other jurisdictions;
merger control assessment, including the possibility of obtaining the consent of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and antitrust authorities in other jurisdictions, possible risks, possible remedies, the expected duration of the proceedings;
preparation of the merger control notifications to the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and antitrust authorities in other jurisdictions (with the support of trusted local advisors);
conducting proceedings before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in the so-called first and second phase of the proceedings (including in particularly complex cases);
economic analyses of the market for the purposes of merger proceedings – thanks to the internal (in-house) economic team;
negotiating the terms of approval of the concentration (commitments/remedies);
cooperation with external economic experts – from the evaluation of offers, through supervision of work, to comments on documents;
appeal proceedings against decisions of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in merger cases.

Imagine that:

You have a partner who has the largest and most experienced merger control team on the Polish market – with a “market share” of up to 15-20% of all cases pending before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection;
You benefit from the advice of team members who combine practical experience (including work at the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection) with academic experience, thanks to which they are perfectly familiar not only with current trends, but also understand the perspective of the client and the authority.
You gain access to the only in-house economic team in Poland – which allows for quick and cost-effective preparation of market analyses necessary in merger proceedings.
Your transaction is led by a team that has successfully conducted several hundred merger cases – including difficult Phase II proceedings concluded with unconditional consent (m.in. Energizer/APS, Lisner/Graal, Wienerberger/TerrealHolding, SAF Holland/Haldex, Lagardere/Costa Coffee, Pigments Spain / Rosche, Diebold / Wincor Nixdorf, Dosche / Cargill).
You cooperate with the authors of the valued commentary to the Act on Competition and Consumer Protection, who combine legal practice with scientific knowledge – guaranteeing the highest substantive level of advice.

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