Overview
Antoine advises on all aspects of EU, French, and Moroccan competition law, EU State aid rules, and foreign investment control.
He advises on the merger and foreign investment control aspects of complex cross-border M&A deals and joint ventures. He has coordinated filings in over 30 countries and has knowledge of merger and foreign investment control regimes of key jurisdictions globally. He also handles merger control filings before the European Commission, the French Competition Authority, the Moroccan Competition Council, and foreign investment filings before the French Ministry of Economics.
He advises multinational companies in litigation proceedings before the European Commission and the French Competition Authority in cartel and abuse of dominant position cases. He also advises on EU State aid rules and handles State aid filings before the European Commission.
Work Highlights
Merger and foreign investment control
- Hitachi Rail: advising on all merger and foreign investment control aspects of its acquisition of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems business
- Brookfield: advising on all merger and foreign investment control aspects of its public takeover of Neoen
- Oracle: advising on all foreign investment control aspects of its public takeover of Cerner
- Gland Pharma: advising on all merger and foreign investment control aspects of its acquisition of Cenexi
- Koole Terminals: advising on all merger and foreign investment control aspects of its acquisition of Alkion Terminals
- Haier Smart Home: advising on all Moroccan merger control aspects and French foreign investment control aspects of its acquisition of Carrier’s Commercial Refrigeration business
- M42: advising on all Moroccan merger control aspects and French foreign investment control aspects of its acquisition of Diaverum
- Pierer Group: advising on all Moroccan merger control aspects of its acquisition of LEONI
Antitrust
- A multinational medical technology company: advising on an investigation by the European Commission for an alleged abuse of a dominant position
- A French company active in the distribution of electrical, heating, lighting and plumbing equipment: advising on an investigation by the French Competition Authority for alleged retail price maintenance
State aid
- A national civil aviation authority: advising on all State aid aspects of the financing for the refurbishment and modernization of a major European international airport
- A French Ligue 1 football club: advising on all State aid aspects of the financing for the construction of a new stadium
- A French State-owned river-sea port: advising on all State aid aspects of the construction of a new waterway
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