Mr. Lindfelt is a partner at White & Case’s Brussels and Stockholm offices. He advises multinational companies on matters relating to European Union law and corporate transactions. Clients seek his counsel regarding significant mergers and acquisitions that may be subject to prior review and approval under EU Merger Control Regulation with a particular focus on the private equity industry. He also advises multinationals on EU cartel investigations and breaches of competition law, as well as on agreements that may be affected by general EU competition rules, such as joint venture agreements, technology transfer agreements, and distribution and purchasing arrangements. To enable clients to improve their compliance with EU competition law, Pontus helps to set up tailored programmes that include appropriate due diligence regimes, competition compliance reviews and training for company employees on competition law. He has experience across a wide range of sectors, including banking, insurance, paper and pulp, energy generation and distribution, construction materials, airlines, agricultural products, forest machinery, IT and telecommunications, crude oil refining and pharmaceuticals.
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There was a time when private equity firms may have seen themselves as arms-length financial investors but regulators are increasingly holding them responsible for the behaviour of their portfolio companies. A new type of cartel fine emerged in 2014. For the first time ever in Europe, a (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2015 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. MOFCOM Shows Teeth Against Gun Jumping* Summary On 20 March 2014, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) issued a notice (...)
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On 11 June 2013, the European Commission ("Commission") adopted a proposal for a directive on how citizens and companies can bring damages claims under EU antitrust rules. According to the Commission, the proposal serves to remove a number of practical difficulties which claimants face when (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2014 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Summary On 11 June 2013, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted a proposal for a directive on how citizens and companies can bring damages claims (...)
