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Iván Sólyom

Lakatos, Köves (Budapest)

Lawyer (Partner)

Iván Sólyom is Counsel at Lakatos, Köves and Partners in Hungary. He is an expert on anti-trust and competition law and communications law. As counsel, he deals with telecommunications, media and technology, competition law, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. He also advises clients on litigation and arbitration. He formed part of Clifford Chance Budapest and Brussels where he obtained a wide range of experience in EU competition law, Corporate Communications Media Technology practice, specialises in M&A, Hungarian corporate finance and telecommunications related work. He graduated in the Catholic University of Milan, Italy. He speaks English and Italian fluently.

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Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority conditionally clears a merger in the food sector and imposes a fine for late notification (Bács-Tak Takarmánygyártó és Forgalmazó/Kiskunhalasi Baromfifeldolgozó)

20 October 2007 2124

The operation Bács-Tak Kft is owned by two private persons (István Kiss and Zoltán Balogh) and its main activities are producing and distributing feed for poultry and breeding duck and broiler chicken. The main activity of Kiskunhalasi Zrt. is waterfowl (duck and goose) processing. One of the (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the programme producing and broadcasting markets with remedies including non-discrimination provisions (Chellomedia CEE Holdco/Filmmúzeum)

10 September 2007 2443

The operation Chellomedia is owned and controlled by Liberty Global Inc. ("Liberty group") and provides media services worldwide. Filmmúzeum Zrt. broadcasts the channel Filmmúzeum, which is a Hungarian language channel broadcasting films and operated exclusively in Hungary. With the acquisition (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the audiovisual sector subject to non-discrimination remedies (LGI Ventures/Audiotec Médiaszolgáltató)

11 June 2007 2454

The operation LGI is owned and controlled by Liberty Global Inc. ("Liberty group") and provides media services worldwide. The Audiotec Zrt. is one of the members of the Audiotec group, which develops television channels for children and for the youth, introduces them to the public and also (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the press distribution sector subject to non-discrimination and confidentiality remedies (MediaLog)

20 November 2006 1987

The operation Ringier Kft and Népszabadság Zrt. are owned by the Swiss Ringier AG and their main activity is editing daily and weekly papers. Sanoma Zrt. is owned by the Finnish Sanoma WSOY Corporation and its main activities are (i) editing magazines, (ii) editing literary, communicational and (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the press sector subject to non-discrimination and confidentiality remedies (Ringier Kiadó)

20 November 2006 1825

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the sector of TV broadcasting subject to non-discrimination obligations (Chellomedia/Sport1 Zrt)

28 August 2006 2163

The operation Chellomedia is the member of the Liberty group, which is owned by the Liberty Global Inc. and provides media services worldwide. Sport1 Zrt. was established by undertakings belonging to the Liberty group, however, the 75 per cent of the shares were sold. Thus, Chellomedia became (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the TV markets subject to non-discriminative broadcasting conditions (Sport1 / Chellomedia Programing)

28 August 2006 2096

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the co-location services sector subject to remedies including separate operation, non-discrimination provisions and access obligations (Dataplex)

28 March 2006 3343

The operation Dataplex is the most significant provider (with possessing approximately 50 per cent of the shares of the free area capacity) of the infocommunication outsourcing services (such as setting up the infrastructure, data storage services, ensuring the continuous course of business (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the print media sector with obligations including separate operation and price limitations (Tabora / Népszabadság)

26 April 2005 2170

The operation The HCO approved the acquisition of Népszabadság Rt. by B.V. Tabora, which is owned by the Swiss Ringier AG. Originally, B.V. Tabora owned the 49,97 per cent of the shares of Népszabadság Rt. and purchased another 17,68 per cent of the shares from Bertelsmann AG, which made B.V. (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority clears a merger in the sector of pharmacies with a posteriori condition including limited termination of control (UTA Pharma Beteiligungs / Pharma Concept)

15 May 2003 2582

The operation Both UTA Pharma and Pharma Concept are trust and investment companies targeting to get indirect limited partnership in pharmacies and to finance them. The pharmacies in Hungary are established in the form of partnership with limited liability. The newly created merger would (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Office clears a merger in the pharmacies wholesale market sector with remedies including non-discrimination and reporting obligations (Hungaropharma)

13 June 2002 2571

The operation The HCO authorized the acquisition of Hungaropharma by the consortium of Richter, Egis, Béres and Magyar Gyógyszer. Hungaropharma is owned by the Hungarian State. A sale and purchase agreement ("Agreement") was concluded by and between APV Rt and the Consortium. According to the (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority approves an acquisition in the pharmaceutical market with remedies including non-discrimination obligations and reporting commitments (Hungaropharma / Richter Gedeon)

13 June 2002 2260

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian NCA cleared a merger in the crop protection products with sale obligation (Bayer/Aventis Crop Science Holding)

30 April 2002 2215

The operation Bayer is the most significant parent undertaking of the Bayer-Group. Any of the shareholders of Bayer has not got more than 50 per cent of the shares, thus can not provide control Bayer either directly or indirectly. The main businesses of the Bayer Group are (i) health, (ii) (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority conditionally clears a merger in the sugar sector (Raffinerie Tirlementoise/Financiere Franklin Roosevelt)

21 March 2002 2321

The operation The Belgian Tirlemontoise, a subsidiary of the German Südzucker AG ("Südzucker"), which is the greatest sugar manufacturer in the world, applied for the authorization of the HCO concerning its acquisition of sole control over Roosevelt. The Südzucker, by controlling the Austrian (...)

Iván Sólyom The Hungarian Competition Authority approves a merger in the dairy industry subject to a restriction on share acquisition (Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods Holding / Koninklijke Numico)

19 November 2001 1928

The operation The HCO authorized the acquisition of Numico by Friesland. FEH belongs to the Friesland Group and owns 33 per cent of the shares of MiZo, which has a market share of 10 per cent. MiZo is under liquidation. Nutricia with a market share of 30 per cent is one of the Hungarian (...)