Matthijs Visser has worked as a consulting competition economist since 2001 and joined RBB Economics in 2004. Matthijs Visser is based in RBB Economics’ Dutch office in The Hague. Prior to this he held positions with the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa), DG Competition of the European Commission and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. He has a broad practice advising in merger cases, Article 81 and 82 investigations, State Aid matters and regulatory issues in the electronic communications sector.
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Introduction 1. On 17 December 2008, the European Commission cleared the merger of Dutch dairy cooperatives Friesland Foods and Campina after a Phase II inquiry. The case is likely to be one of the largest and most complex Dutch merger cases ever dealt with by the Commission, due to significant (...)
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Introduction After a Phase II inquiry, the Dutch competition authority (NMa) cleared on 28 August 2008 the acquisition of Gouden Gids, a Dutch on-line and print directory owned by Truvo, by European Directories, publisher of rival on-line and print directory De Telefoongids. The transaction (...)
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"Commission fines Deutsche Post, KLM, Anheuser-Busch and Scottish & Newcastle for supplying incorrect or misleading information in competition procedures"* On 14 December 1999, the Commission adopted three decisions by which it imposed two fines of 50.000 Euro on Deutsche Post, a fine of (...)
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"Commission fines Deutsche Post, KLM, Anheuser-Busch and Scottish & Newcastle for supplying incorrect or misleading information in competition procedures"* On 14 December 1999, the Commission adopted three decisions by which it imposed two fines of 50.000 Euro on Deutsche Post, a fine of (...)
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"Commission fines Deutsche Post, KLM, Anheuser-Busch and Scottish & Newcastle for supplying incorrect or misleading information in competition procedures"* On 14 December 1999, the Commission adopted three decisions by which it imposed two fines of 50.000 Euro on Deutsche Post, a fine of (...)
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"The Commission fines a cartel of British sugar producers and merchants"* On 14 October 1998, the Commission adopted a Decision by which fines have been imposed on the sugar producers British Sugar and Tate & Lyle, as well as the sugar merchants Napier Brown and James Budgett for violation (...)
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Introduction Decision of the European Commission of 17 December 2008 in case M.5046, Friesland/Campina 1. On 17 December 2008, the European Commission cleared the merger of Dutch dairy cooperatives Friesland Foods and Campina after a Phase II inquiry. The case is likely to be one of the (...)
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