Alternative Investment Funds
United Kingdom
11 September 2025
Dechert LLP routinely advises on cross-border merger control and competition investigations, with recent highlights including investigations in the digital technology space, and challenging merger control proceedings before the CMA, Federal Cartel Office, and European Commission. Team head Douglas Lahnborg boasts more than 20 years of experience with merger control, abuse of dominance, and cartel investigations.
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Testimonials
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'Foreign knowledge, based on both UK specifics and experience from other jurisdictions.'
‘Clear advice with a warm touch. Douglas Lahnborg stands out as always available with a rapid turnaround for clear advice.’
‘Dechert's London-based competition practice brings deep experience and expertise across mergers, investigations, and litigation. They are strategic, proactive, and creative, and they are terrific at adapting their work plan to a client's needs.'
‘Douglas Lahnborg is a highly experienced and respected competition lawyer. He is a strategic thinker and equally adept at merger control and other competition investigations.'
‘Easy to work, and aims to please. Practical advice.’
‘Good personality, broad perspective on tech. Effective advice across the EU and the UK.’
Key clients
- Telenor
- Microsoft
- Sonos
- Cerence
- Sabre
- Federated Hermes
Work highlights
Advised on global merger control notifications in relation to Lexmark’s USD 1.5 billion acquisition by Xerox Holdings Corporation.
Advised Cerence as a third party in multiple cross-border antitrust investigations and/or litigation into Google concerning anticompetitive conduct related to voice assistants.
Represented Sabre in multiple EU, UK and US antitrust matters.
Practice head
Mike Cowie; Steven E. Bizar; Douglas Lahnborg
Other key lawyers
Saira Henry; Isabella Egetenmeir