Thomas McGrath is an Antitrust and Foreign Investment Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, based in Brussels. His practice covers all areas of EU, UK and international competition law, from merger control to cross-border investigations into anti-competitive behaviour. He has extensive experience of EU, UK and global merger filings and has advised clients on several complex Phase I and Phase II merger control filings requiring remedies to the European Commission, the Competition and Markets Authority as well as other international competition authorities. Tom also regularly advises on cross-border investigations into anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance, global antitrust compliance and best practice, and EU and domestic aviation regulation., Tom has advised clients across a broad range of sectors, including air transportation, fast moving consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, heavy industries, telecommunications and media.
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In a continuing trend of increased regulatory intervention in deals globally, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) has confirmed that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has broad discretion to claim jurisdiction over mergers, even where one party has very limited and (...)
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Since the UK Government published the National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill) in November 2020 (see our earlier briefing), a number of issues have prompted significant debate and investor concerns. Many of these centre on the delicate balance between the UK Government’s desire to (...)
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COVID-19 is impacting all sectors of the economy and society, and merger review is no exception. Competition authorities are struggling to balance the need for business continuity and compliance with administrative deadlines on the one hand, with a variety of practical challenges on the other. (...)
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On 31 May 2018, the EU’s Court of Justice (ECJ) gave judgment in the EY / KPMG case on whether the EU suspension obligation was violated when KPMG’s Danish unit terminated a material contract prior to receiving competition clearance for its merger with Ernst & Young (EY). The ECJ (...)
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The European Commission (Commission) announced today its decision to fine multinational cable and telecoms company Altice €124.5 million for breaching the EU Merger Regulation by implementing its 2015 acquisition of a telecommunications operator, PT Portugal, before notification to, or (...)
