RBB

Austin Ridley

London

Austin is a Senior Associate in RBB’s London office, where he has worked since September 2022.

Since joining RBB, he has advised clients on high-profile competition matters before the European Commission and multiple national competition authorities, such as the Competition Market Authority.

He holds an MSc in Economics with Distinction and a BSc in Economics with First Class Honours from Lancaster University.

Austin’s experience covers a variety of competition issues. He has worked on complex merge investigations involving horizontal and non-horizontal analyses, local merger analysis, Phase II investigations, and merger decision appeals.

Austin has also worked across multiple sectors, including financial services, advertising, transport, and biotech.

Selected Cases

  • Omnicom/IPG

    Merger, Multi-jurisdictional

  • Illumina/GRAIL

    Merger, EU

  • IAG/Air Europa

    Merger, EU

  • Lindab/HAS-Vent

    Merger, UK

  • Confidential

    Merger & Joint Venture, EU & UK

  • EEX/Nasdaq Power

    Merger, EU

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