A&O Shearman
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A&O Shearman‘s competition expertise is frequently utilised by clients on both the sell and buy-side of cross-border M&A deals, overseeing their merger control notifications to the Federal Cartel Office and ensuring they maintain compliance with German and EU regulations. Taking the lead on such matters is practice co-head Ellen Braun, who co-ordinates global competition filings across a range of sectors. Alongside her, Börries Ahrens handles cartel investigations for his clients.
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- 'Comprehensive and business-minded advice, lots of experience in heavy industry, understanding of in-house compliance requirements and capability to produce practical guidelines and compliance processes, in addition to ad-hoc business advice and analyses.'
- 'Börries Ahrens has solid academic knowledge and understands application of recent case law, but nevertheless has the ability to approach business via understandable concepts. Thus, it is easy to introduce these directly to the business, without the need for in-house counsel to spend significant efforts in order to act as a translator.'
Key clients
- HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH
- Kühne Holding AG
Work highlights
Advised Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH on entering into a long-term strategic partnership with Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.