Cases under the EUMR include:

	Oracle/Sun Microsystems:
	RBB advised Oracle in relation to its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The Commission Phase II investigation focused on the market for databases and in this regard RBB performed an extensive assessment of historic bidding data. The Commission cleared the transaction unconditionally.
	BHP Billiton/Rio Tinto:
	RBB advised BHP Billiton on the competition investigation into its proposed bid for a rival mining company, Rio Tinto, and has subsequently advised on the proposed joint venture of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton’s Western Australian iron ore assets (under Article 101).
	Friesland Foods/Campina:
	DG Competition considered in detail a number of product markets in the merger between two Dutch dairy cooperatives. The transaction was cleared following a Phase II investigation.
	StatoilHydro/Conoco Phillips:
	RBB advised Statoil in connection with its proposed acquisition of various Jet retail and wholesale oil products businesses from Conoco in the Scandinavian region. The transaction was cleared with remedies following a Phase II investigation.
	Nokia/Navteq:
	RBB advised the parties in securing clearance following a Phase II investigation, which looked into the potential for the transaction to give rise to vertical theories of harm.
	Google/DoubleClick:
	RBB advised Google throughout the investigation of its proposed acquisition of DoubleClick, a provider of Internet advertising services. The merger was cleared following a detailed Phase II investigation.
	Sony/BMG:
	RBB advised the parties in their second, successful, notification of the transaction to the Commission. We had earlier advised the parties on the original phase II clearance for the deal and on the subsequent CFI appeal against that decision by Impala.
	Travelport/Worldspan:
	RBB advised the parties on this transaction, which involved a 4 to 3 merger of travel agent booking systems. The transaction was cleared without conditions following a Phase II investigation.
	Ryanair/Aer Lingus:
	RBB advised Ryanair in its proposed merger with Aer Lingus and the subsequent appeal to the General Court following the original prohibition decision in 2007.

We also have extensive experience of providing advice on merger inquiries before domestic competition authorities. A small selection of the national cases in which we have recently been involved includes:

	Masscash/Finro (South Africa): :
	RBB advised the merging parties in the proposed merger of the wholesale businesses of Masscash and Finro. The merger was cleared after an extensive unilateral effects analysis of the closeness of competition between the merging parties.
	Ticketmaster/Live Nation (UK):
	RBB advised Ticketmaster in relation to the merger of the largest ticket retailer with one of the largest live music promoters and venue operators in the UK.
	Thomson Reuters/Ernst & Young (Australia):
	RBB Economics was jointly retained by Ernst and Young and Thomson Reuters to provide an expert opinion on certain competition matters in relation to the proposed acquisition of Ernst & Young’s tax compliance software products by Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited.
	Holland & Barrett/Julian Graves (UK):
	RBB Economics advised both merging parties in the acquisition of Julian Graves by Holland & Barrett (part of the NBTY group). The merger brought together two leading UK heath and speciality food retail chains and was cleared unconditionally before the UK Competition Commission.
	Game/Gamestation (UK):
	RBB advised the parties in this merger of the two main electronic games retailers in the UK. The merger was cleared without conditions following a CC inquiry.
	Heineken/Scottish & Newcastle:
	RBB advised Heineken on this transaction which affected beer markets in several EU member states. The deal was referred back to the Irish Authority which investigated the impact of reducing the number of major national players from 3 to 2. It was cleared unconditionally after an in-depth investigation.
	European Directories/World Directories (The Netherlands).
	RBB advised the parties on this transaction which involved a 2 to 1 merger of print directories providers in the Netherlands. The transaction was cleared by the NMa without conditions following a Phase II investigation.
	Wienerberger/Baggeridge Brick (UK):
	RBB advised the parties during the UK Competition Commission inquiry into this merger involving two of the four largest brick manufacturers in Great Britain. Following an in-depth investigation, which focused on the possibility of coordinated effects, the merger was cleared unconditionally.
	RTL (Germany):
	RBB advised RTL during the German Cartel Office’s investigations of the ProSieben / Axel Springer merger of their free-to-air television and publishing activities, and on RTL’s acquisition of a majority shareholding in n.tv, a German news channel.