Jonas S. Brueckner is a counsel in Baker McKenzie’s Berlin office. He joined the firm in 2014 and advises on antitrust and competition law. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Jonas Brueckner was a member of the Brussels-based antitrust team of another international law firm from 2010 to 2014, and a government official (Regierungsrat) at Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs in Berlin from 2009 to 2010. Jonas Brueckner advises clients on all aspects of European and German antitrust and competition law. He has in-depth experience in national and multinational merger control cases, as well as European and national cartel and antitrust proceedings. Jonas Brueckner has represented clients in antitrust and state aid litigation matters before the European Courts. He is experienced in conducting investigations, advising on compliance matters and dawn raids. His recent clients include German and international companies, particularly in the transport, food, chemical and automotive industries. He holds a PhD from the University of Cologne with a thesis on European competition law. He graduated in 2004 from the University of Constance Law School. From 2000 to 2001 he studied at the European Institute of the University of Geneva. He also holds the degree of a Magister Juris from the University of Oxford and was a research assistant to the University’s Center for Competition Law and Policy. During vocational legal training in preparation for his bar exam in 2006 he worked for law firms Hengeler Mueller and Slaughter and May as well as the European Commission DG Competition.
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The operation On 25 September 2007, E.ON Energie AG (“E.ON Energie”) on behalf of E.ON Avacon AG (“E.ON Avacon”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its intention to increase its stake in the equity capital of WEVG Wasser- und Energieversorgungsgesellschaft mbH Salzgitter (“WEVG”) from 10% to (...)
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The operation On 9 August 2007 Globus Fachmärkte GmbH & Co. KG (“Globus”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of the proposed acquisition of 100% of the shares of the following businesses from Distributa Gruppe: (1) G.V.M. Gewerbe- und Verbrauchermarkt GmbH, (2) Distributa Verbrauchermarkt (...)
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The operation On 30 July 2007 RWE AG (“RWE”) on behalf of RWE Rhein-Ruhr AG (“RWE Rhein-Ruhr”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of two proposed transactions. The first, was for RWE Rhein-Ruhr to acquire a stake of 25% in Stadtwerke Krefeld Neuss AG & Co. KG (“SWKN”). The second (...)
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The operation By decision given on 7 February 2007, the Office of Fair Trading authorised Flybe, one of Europe’s largest largest low-cost airlines specialising in serving regional destinations, to acquire the assets of BA Connect1, the regional arm of British Airways plc which offers low (...)
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The operation On 20 December 2006 the Bundeskartellamt was notified of the proposed acquisition by Klinikum Region Hannover GmbH (“KRH”) of Niedersächsische Lankdeskrankenhaus Wunstorf (“NLKH Wunstorf”) from the State of Lower Saxony. KRH is a 100% subsidiary of Region Hannover, a (...)
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The operation On 16 November 2006 Douglas Holding AG (“Douglas”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of HELA Kosmetik Handels GmbH & Co. Parfümerie KG (“Hela”) by one of its subsidiaries. Douglas is the controlling company of the Douglas group. Douglas is active (...)
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The operation On 2 August 2006 the Bundeskartellamt was notified of the proposed acquisition of ABAC Aria Compressa S.p.A., Italy (“ABAC”) by a subsidiary of Atlas Copco AB, Sweden (“Atlas Copco”). Atlas Copco is the controlling company of a group that is active worldwide in manufacturing (...)
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The operation On 22 September 2006, DBH Buchhandels GmbH & Co. KG (“DBH”), a joint venture of Verlagsgruppe Weltbild GmbH (“Weltbild”) and Heinrich Hugendubel GmbH & Co. KG (“Hugendubel”), notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of 50.1% of the shares of (...)
2203
The operation On 12 September 2006 Praktiker AG (“Praktiker”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of the Max Bahr Gruppe (“Max Bahr”). Praktiker is a retailer operating 275 large building supplies and do-it-yourself (DIY) stores throughout Germany. Max Bahr is a (...)
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The operation On 6 March 2006 the Bundeskartellamt was notified of the proposed acquisition of 49% of the shares of Schweriner Abfallentsorgungs- und Stadtreinigungsgesellschaft mbH (“SAS Schwerin”) by Remondis GmbH & Co. (“Remondis”). Remondis is part of the Remondis group, one of the (...)
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The operation On 15 December 2006, the Office of Fair Trading referred the completed acquisition of GVI by Thermo to the Commission Commission for investigation and report. By notice of acceptance of final undertakings of 31 July 2007 the Competition Commission clears the acquisition (‘Phase (...)
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The operation By way of decision of 20 November 2006 the OFT decided to accept undertakings offered by Tetra Laval to address the competition concerns arising from the anticipated acquisition by Tetra Laval of part of CPS from Carlisle Companies Inc. Tetra Laval is a group of companies active (...)
2140
The operation On 26 August 2005, Finanz Industrie Management AG, Wien (“FIMAG”) notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of 48.7% of the shares of Ed. Züblin AG, Stuttgart (“Züblin”). 4.9% of Züblin’s shares had previously been acquired by Strabag SE, a wholly-owned (...)
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The operation The operations covered by this case comprised acquisitions by Strabag AG (“Strabag”) of businesses, shareholdings and assets involved in the production of ready-mix asphalt. Strabag is the German subsidiary (66%) of Strabag SE and plays a leading role in the road construction (...)
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The operation Sulo GmbH (“Sulo”) proposed to acquire Cleanaway Deutschland Holding GmbH (“Cleanaway”). Both Sulo and Cleanaway are active in all the major German waste disposal markets. As the total turnover of the parties exceeded the €5 billion threshold in Art. 1 para. 2 (a) of the (...)
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The operation On 21 November 2005 Alba AG (“Alba”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of RWE Umwelt Mecklenburg Vorpommern GmbH (“RWE MV”). Alba is active as a provider of waste disposal services for commercial and industrial clients as well as municipalities. RWE (...)
2013
The operation On 2 August 2005 the Bundeskartellamt was notified of the proposed acquisition by AKK Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus gGmbH (“AKK GmbH”) of Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus (“AKK”) from Verein Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus (“AKK Verein”). AKK (the target) is a children’s clinic in (...)
2004
The operation On 21 February 2005 Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft (“BAG”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of the proposed acquisition by Werhahn & Nauen of shareholdings in three companies from Norddeutsche Mischwerke NMW (“NMW”). The shareholdings comprised: 100% of the shares of (...)
2099
The operation On 3 December 2004 H&R WASAG AG, Salzbergen (“WASAG”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of approximately 50% of Sprengstoffwerke Gnaschwitz GmbH, Schlungwitz (“SWG”). WASAG is active in the development, production and distribution of chemical and (...)
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The operation On 1 December 2004 Asklepios Kliniken GmbH (“Asklepios”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of at first 49.9% and subsequently (on 1 January 2007) another 25% of Landesbetrieb Krankenhäuser Hamburg GmbH (“LBK”) from the City of Hamburg, LBK’s sole (...)
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The operation On 24 January 2005, the UK company Smiths Group plc (“Smiths”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of the entire share capital of MedVest Holdings Corp., USA (“MedVest”). In the course of the transaction it was planned that MedVest would merge with a newly (...)
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The operation On 12 October 2004 Rethmann AG & Co. KG (“Rethmann”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition, via its subsidiary Remondis Unternehmesbeteiligungs GmbH, of all the shares of RWE Umwelt AG (“RWE Umwelt”). Rethmann is the controlling company of the Remondis (...)
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The operation On 24 April 2004 the Bundeskartellamt was notified of the proposed acquisition of the entire share capital of InVision Technologies, Inc., USA (“InVision”) by General Electric Company, USA (“GE”). With the notification the parties announced that they intended to divest two (...)
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The operation On 12 January 2004 Henry Schein Inc, USA (“Henry Schein”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of the entire share capital of (i) Demedis GmbH (“Demedis”) and (ii) Euro Dental Holding GmbH (“Euro Dental”). Henry Schein is active worldwide as a producer (...)
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The operation Ivax and 3M both manufacture and supply pharmaceutical products including products for the treatment of asthma. Ivax has acquired 3M’s distribution business for certain asthma treatments operating in the UK, IRE, D, F, NL, N, S, SF and DK. The transaction was notified to to the (...)
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The operation On 7 July 2003 the Bundeskartellamt was notified of the proposal of DB Regio AG (“DB Regio”) and üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG (“üstra”), to combine their local public transport activities in the greater Hanover area in the joint venture üstra intalliance AG (...)
1976
The operation On 21 March 2003 the Bundeskartellamt was notified of the proposed acquisition of a not publicly disclosed percentage of the shares of Kalkwerke Lengerich GmbH (“Lengerich”) by Rheinkalk GmbH (“Rheinkalk”). Rheinkalk is a subsidiary of the Belgian Lhoist Group (“Lhoist”), (...)
2141
The operation On 17 February 2003 BASF AG (“BASF”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of certain crop protection activities of Bayer Crop Science AG (“Bayer Crop Science”). The notification was also related to the commitments given to the European Commission (EC) by (...)
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The operation On 7 January 2003 Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan (“Ajinomoto”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of 80.4% of Orsan S.A, France (“Orsan”). Orsan is mainly active as a producer of monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavour enhancer. With a plant in Neslé, France, (...)
2274
The operation On 22 November 2000 the parties notified the Bundeskartellamt of the proposed acquisition of 49% of the equity capital of Eurowings Luftverkehrs AG (“Eurowings”) by Lufthansa AG (“Lufthansa”). Lufthansa and Eurowings are both civil aviation airlines and operate a number of (...)
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The operation On 27 December 2000 the parties notified the Bundeskartellamt of the proposed acquisition by Trienekens Niederrhein GmbH & Co. KG (“Trienekens”) of 49% of the equity capital of Stadtwerke Viersen GmbH (“Stadtwerke”) from the Stadt Viersen, its sole shareholder. Trienekens (...)
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The operation On 30 May 2000 Contigas Deutsche Energie-Aktiengesellschaft (“Contigas”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of its proposed acquisition of 49% of the equity capital of Stadtwerke Heide GmbH (“Stadtwerke”) from Stadt Heide, its sole shareholder. Contigas is an energy supply (...)
1946
The operation On 19 June 2000 Axel Springer Verlag AG (“Axel Springer”) notified the Bundeskartellamt of a proposed joint venture of its subsidiary, Top Special Verlag GmbH, with Offene Handelsgesellschaft in Firma Jahr Verlag GmbH & Co. (“Jahr Verlag”). The purpose of the joint (...)
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How many mergers have been cleared with conditions since 2006? What is the trend? Is there a practical way to list all the remedies imposed by the EC Commission? What are the typical remedies imposed in horizontal mergers? And in non-horizontal mergers? Are there any differences between (...)
