Hugo Gilli’s practice focuses on EU and French competition law, including merger review and antitrust counseling.

Hugo joined the firm in 2017. During the year 2022, he was resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

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Notable Experience

  • Wendel in the possible merger of its portfolio company Bureau Veritas with one of its major competitors worldwide, forecasted to be the most important merger in the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services market over the past decades.

  • Veolia in its acquisition of Uniper’s Gonyu power plant (Hungary).

  • Warner Music Group in the possible acquisition of sole control over Believe S.A, forecasted to be the most important merger in the music industry in the last 10 years.

  • ArcelorMittal in a project to acquire assets in the building materials sector.

  • Crédit Immobilier de France on various aspects of State aid in the context of its structured resolution.

  • French State on various State aid matters relating to Électricité de France (EDF).

  • Broadcom Inc. on the EU and US aspects of its $61 billion acquisition of Vmware.

  • ABB in its acquisition of Siemens’ low voltage NEMA motor business.

  • Goodyear on an investment regarding the modernization of Amiens’ factory plant involving 44.5m in state subsidies and a state loan.

  • Kärcher in successfully obtaining the dismissal of the French Competition Authority’s (FCA) retail price maintenance claims against it.

  • Alstom in its €7 billion acquisition of Bombardier’s Train Unit.

  • Elsan in a number of different antitrust matters, including the merger control aspects of its acquisitions of Hexagone Santé Méditerranée.

  • Tikehau Capital in its acquisition of Sofidy from its historic family shareholders.

  • Total in its €2.5 billion acquisition of Direct Energie.

  • Valeo in the European Commission’s investigations into thermal systems and lighting products, as well as merger control issues.

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