Competition law — 02/09/2022
Geradin Partners represents Veolia in its €13 billion acquisition of Suez
Partners Tom Smith and Stijn Huijts represented Veolia Environnement, a global leader in waste management, in the UK merger control aspects of its global acquisition of Suez. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) issued its conditional clearance in August 2022 after a complex 18-month Phase 2 investigation, which will result in certain UK assets of Suez being divested to solve the CMA’s competition concerns. Merger clearances were achieved in many countries worldwide, with remedies also having been required by the European Commission and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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Events and Sponsorship — 27/02/2026
Geradin Partners supports The Economist’s second annual Antitrust Summit
London-based partner Tom Smith spoke on the topic of competition in the AI stack on a panel with two heads of agencies, Cani Fernández, President of the Spanish… Continue
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Announcements — 25/02/2026
Geradin Partners strengthens its EU and trade policy expertise with the appointment of Markku Keinänen as Senior Counsel
Geradin Partners is pleased to announce that Markku Keinänen, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the European Union and former Under-Secretary of State at the… Continue
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Announcements — 06/02/2026
Geradin Partners secures ACM clearance of Aramis project JV for EBN and Gasunie
Geradin Partners advised Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) and Gasunie in obtaining merger clearance from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) for the establishment… Continue