32nd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference
17 Apr - 18 Apr 2023
Session information
Merger trends in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors: what are the latest developments?
Monday 17 April (1145 - 1300)
Committee(s)
Antitrust Section
(Lead)
Communications Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
The session will examine and review the latest and most consequential mergers in the telecoms, media and tech sectors (such as the Orange/Masmovil merger announced in 2022) as well as the most recent key judgments in this area (including the European Court’s upcoming CK Telekoms ruling). The panel will discuss key issues, trends and themes coming out of these recent mergers including horizontal consolidation, vertical aspects, the importance of data and market definition in dynamic markets.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Laurent De Muyter | Jones Day, Brussels, Belgium; Co-Chair, Communications Law Committee |
| Kyriakos Fountoukakos | Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brussels, Belgium; Senior Vice Chair, Antitrust Section |
Speakers
| Ianis Girgenson | United Group, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Matt Hunt | AlixPartners, London, England |
| Annamaria Mangiaracina | Linklaters LLP, Brussels, Belgium |
| Annemiek Wilpshaar | European Commission DG for Competition, Brussels, Belgium |