On the transactional side, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP‘s impressive antitrust team supports clients with numerous FDI and merger filings across multiple jurisdictions. The team has a strong reputation in private equity but is also active in the data analytics, software, financial services, and manufacturing sectors. Co-chair Tobias Caspary divides his team between London and Brussels to provide crucial competition support to his high-profile client base. Valeri Bozikhov is dual-qualified in the UK and EU.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Fried Frank has a deep global antitrust and FDI practice. They are one of the top firms in being able to provide a global offering in this space in association with their local counsel.’

  • ‘Tobias Caspary is a highly commercial and expert lawyer. He has a tremendous ability to understand and absorb complex issues under foreign anti-trust and FDI law and convey to the client with practical commercial solutions.’

  • ‘The team combines deep expertise with proactive foresight, anticipating client blind spots and delivering strategic solutions before challenges escalate. They can always respond to clients in a timely manner and can provide some creative and novel suggestions.’

  • ‘Toby is always reachable and has commercial instinct. Also, he always thinks about clients' needs and lifts the burden for the client.’

  • ‘In-depth understanding of EU competition law. Any feedback required was provided at any time within the requested timeframe or even earlier. This feedback was also provided in a way that was understandable for non-lawyers.’

  • ‘The team we work with is proactive in getting to know our business and industry in a way that most outside counsel don't.'

Key clients

  • Liberty Global
  • Circet Group
  • Thoma Bravo
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Novelis
  • AEA Investors
  • Ascential
  • Towerbrook Capital Partners
  • Standard General
  • Broadcast Music
  • Monroe Capital
  • Viavi Solutions

Work highlights

Advising HPS in its 100% sale to BlackRock, for USD 12 billion.
Advising Thoma Bravo on several transactions, including the USD 5.3 billion acquisition of DarkTrace.
Advising Viavi on its attempted acquisition of its competitor Spirent Communications plc under the UK Takeover Code.

Practice head

Tobias Caspary; Bernard Nigro

Other key lawyers

Valeri Bozhikov