At BBA//Fjeldco, the EEA and competition team is led by Halldór Karl Halldórsson, who is a strong presence in the corporate law space and regularly advises on competition law matters, and Einar Baldvin Árnason, who similarly has experience in corporate law, as well as banking and finance, having advised on a merger between two major Icelandic financial institutions. Recent work completed by the team includes competition investigations before the Competition Authority and competition impacts of transactions, including M&A. Another key member of the team is Þorbjörg Ásta Leifsdóttir.
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Key clients
- Aldir ehf.
- Alfa framtak ehf.
- Billboard ehf.
- Eik fasteignafélag hf.
- Gangverk ehf.
- Horn slhf.
- Kaldalón hf.
- Kvika bank hf.
- Kynnisferðir ehf.
- Langisjór ehf.
- Laxamýri ehf.
- Miðbaugur ehf.
Work highlights
Represented Íslensk orkumiðlun, now N1, in a competition law complaint against Landsvirkjun.
Advising Kvika banki hf. on all competition law matters related to its proposed merger with Arion Bank.
Acted as legal advisor to SKEL and its subsidiaries on the merger of Atlaga ehf. and Samkaup hf. and the merger of Orkan and Samkaup, creating a new retail conglomerate, Drangar hf.
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Practice head
Halldór Karl Halldórsson; Einar Baldvin Árnason
Other key lawyers
Þorbjörg Ásta Leifsdóttir