Antitrust & Competition
As the region has experienced an upsurge in merger and acquisition activity and consolidations, the regulatory landscape around antitrust and competition has also precipitously evolved, with the impact of antitrust legislation being a key consideration. Our lawyers have been at the forefront of these developments, providing sophisticated, solution-oriented advice to clients in a wide variety of industries on all aspects of antitrust and competition matters, including mergers and acquisitions, licensing and distribution arrangements, joint ventures, and other strategic alliances.
Our services include providing advice on merger control filings, competition assessments, non-compete clauses, negotiation of documentation, risk assessments, developing competition law compliance programs, and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.
Since the enactment of the new Saudi Competition law in 2019, our team has been a market leader having successfully completed a substantial number of merger control filings for high-value transactions across various sectors and industries including, fast-moving consumer goods, retail, fashion, services, manufacturing, and technology.
Representative Antitrust & Competition transactions include:
- Advising Schlumberger on its merger control filing in Saudi Arabia as part of our assistance in relation to its acquisition of a significant stake in AZR Petroleum LLC
- Advising Kuhne Holding with its merger control filing with GAC in relation to its acquisition of Aenova Group, an international pharmaceuticals provider
- Advising Chalhoub Group on merger control filings related to its joint ventures with international luxury and high-end brands Christian Dior, Shiseido, and Guess
- Advising Budget KSA on its merger control filing in relation to its acquisition of Aljazira Equipment Company, a retail car rental business in KSA
- Advising Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Company, with its merger control filing with GAC in relation to its merger with Alinma Tokio Marine Insurance Company
- Advising Mizuho Bank in connection with its merger control filing with GAC in relation to its acquisition of a majority equity interest in Al Faris Alarabi Trading Limited and Al Faris Food Industries Limited
- Advising Bosch in connection with the merger control filing with GAC in connection with its acquisition of Elpro Group AG
- Advising Mubadala Healthcare in connection with its merger control filing with GAC in relation to its acquisition of a majority equity interest in United Eastern Medical Services
- Advising ADNOC Distribution in connection with its merger control filing with GAC in relation to its maiden acquisition of petrol stations in KSA
- Advising Veolia Environment S.A. on the merger control filing with the Saudi GAC and the UAE Competition Authority in connection with its acquisition of Suez S.A.