Lisa Bär

Merger Control / FDI

Nestlé
Advised Nestlé on merger control and FDI aspects for various transactions, inter alia the acquisition of a majority stake in Ankerkraut GmbH as well as the acquisition of yfood.

Samsung Electronics
Advised Samsung Electronics in relation to merger control and foreign direct investment proceedings globally for its €1.5 billion acquisition of Germany-headquartered FläktGroup, a global provider of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) solutions.

ABB
Advised global technology company ABB on merger control and FDI aspects of the acquisition of the PowerTech Converter business, a leading supplier of auxiliary power converter solutions for light rail vehicles and metros, from the PTC Group.

PQ Corporation
Advising PQ Corporation on merger control and FDI aspects regarding the acquisition of BASF's silicates business and related activities in Germany. 

TotalEnergies
Advised TotalEnergies on its acquisition of Kyon Energy (Kyon), one of the leading developers of large-scale battery storage systems in Germany.

Fluxys
Advised Fluxys on the acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management's stake in Vier Gas Holding, which indirectly owns the entire share capital in Open Grid Europe, in relation to merger control and FDI matters.

Family Holding
Advised one of the most well-known family holdings in Germany with a DAX-listed subsidiary as well as another major subsidiary in relation to an internal restructuring and successfully coordinated merger control notifications worldwide.

GlobalWafers
Advised GlobalWafers on antitrust and competition matters as well as foreign direct investment control aspects in relation to the voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of Siltronic AG.

Blue Elephant Energy
Advised Blue Elephant Energy, backed by Antin Infrastructure Partners, on the merger control and FDI aspects of its acquisition of an onshore wind energy portfolio (with a total capacity of 381 MW) in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania.

Battery Ventures
Advised Battery Ventures, a major international private equity investor, on merger control and investment control questions and filings for various acquisitions, inter alia of steute Technologies GmbH & Co. KG (steute), a developer and manufacturer of switches, sensors and other products for medical and industrial applications, or of mobility start-up Vimcar.

Nordic Capital
Advised private equity investor Nordic Capital and several of its portfolio companies on merger control and investment control proceedings for several acquisitions, inter alia of Nordic Capital on the investment in Helmsauer Group and of Vivecti Group, an integrated and technology-supported healthcare provider, on its acquisition of Sana Einkauf & Logistik GmbH, the general purchasing organisation and procurement entity of Sana Kliniken AG.

CVC DIF
Advised CVC DIF on its acquisition of a 49 percent stake in BALANCE Erneuerbare Energien (BALANCE), the biogas subsidiary of Leipzig-based gas group VNG AG.

Norvestor IX SCSp
Advised Norvestor IX SCSp, a fund advised by Norvestor Advisory (Norvestor), on the merger control aspects for the acquisition of a majority stake in glueckkanja AG, a cloud managed services provider and Microsoft partner.

Pollen Street Capital 
Advised Pollen Street Capital (PSC) on its acquisition and combination of niiio finance group AG, fundsaccess AG, FundHero SA, FinTecc LLC and MiFID-Recorder GmbH.

M42
Advised M42, a joint venture in the healthcare sector between G42 Healthcare and Mubadala Health, regarding a German foreign direct investment matter.

Volpi Capital
Advised Volpi Capital on regulatory filing requirements in relation to its investment in Yaveon.

Masdar
Advised Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) on foreign direct investment control aspects regarding its joint venture with Iberdrola Group to develop and operate an offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

AGIC Capital 
Advised Asia-Germany Productivity Promotion Limited (AGIC Capital) in relation to the foreign direct investment control clearance of its acquisition of a majority stake in ATEC Pharmatechnik, a manufacturer of equipment for use in sterile manufacturing.

Antitrust litigation

Cartel damage proceedings
Defending several clients in and out of court against cartel damage claims following decisions by the European Commission in various sectors.

Other antitrust-related litigation
Defending a client against an abuse of dominance claim filed by a competitor.

Cartel investigations

Representing clients from various industries (including fragrances and cables) in cartel investigations by the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office.