Overview
Nicolas advises on all aspects of EU and French competition law.
Nicolas joined Linklaters after working several years for the competition practices of another international law firm and of a French law firm.
Experience
Nicolas's experience includes:
- Groupement Mousquetaires / Intermarché: advise on merger control aspects of the acquisition of 81 retail outlets from Colruyt group (food retail)
- Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Action Logement, the city of Cannes and the urban community Cannes Pays de Lérins: advise on merger control aspects of the acquisition of Société Cannoise de Construction et d’Aménagement (SOCACONAM) (real estate)
- Crédit Mutuel / TargoBank: advise on merger control and foreign investment aspects of the acquisition of Oldenburgische Landesbank (financial services)
- Brisa Auto Estradas de Portugal: advise on merger control and foreign investment aspects of the acquisition of Axxès (transport)
- Apple: advise in the appeal before the General Court against the European Commission’s decision of 4 March 2024 in the Spotify case
- Groupement Mousquetaires / Intermarché: advise on merger control aspects of the acquisition of 200 retail outlets from Casino group (food retail)
- Stellantis: advise on merger control and foreign investment aspects of the acquisition of Groupe 2L Logistics (logistics)*
- Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Action Logement and the city of Villeurbanne: advise on merger control aspects of the acquisition of Société Villeurbannaise d’Urbanisme (SVU) (real estate)*
- PAI Partners / ECG: advise on merger control aspect of the acquisition of Vacanceselect (campsite)*
- CVC: advise on merger control aspects of the acquisition of Stock Spirits (alcoholic beverage)*
- Koole: advise on merger control and foreign investment aspects of the acquisition of Alkion Terminals (storage operator)*
- PGGM and DIF: advise on merger control and foreign investment aspects of the acquisition of Saur (water infrastructures)*
- Oracle: advise on merger control aspects of the acquisition of Cerner (healthcare software)*
- Amazon: advise on merger control aspects of the acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (entertainment)*
* Matters handled before joining Linklaters
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