Gavin Bushell
Biography
Gavin Bushell is a partner in the European Competition & Regulatory Affairs Practice Group in Brussels, where he advises clients on EU competition and merger control law.
He has more than 25 years of experience practicing law and is a frequent speaker at legal conferences, particularly on merger control matters. In 2020, Gavin was listed as one of a limited number of practitioners in the Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Competition.
He leads high-value merger control mandates that often trigger merger notifications in the EU and across multiple jurisdictions. "He goes the extra mile and finds pragmatic solutions to the problems", says a source. Clients say that Gavin Bushell is "extremely business-oriented, which makes it very easy to talk to him and to explain the practical issues". He is a key figure in the Firm's competition team, regularly advising on EU merger investigations and assisting in the co-ordination of supporting global filings. Clients appreciate his ability to handle international mandates, saying: "He has huge experience in cross-border or multi-jurisdictional filings".
In March 2012, Gavin was named by Global Competition Review as one of the top 40 of the world's leading competition practitioners in its 40 under 40 survey. He is author of a number of articles on EU competition and merger control law and is the author of the three-chapter Introduction to EU Competition Law: Mergers and Acquisitions, published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
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Represents Fedex on its EUR 7.8 billion acquisition of InPost with a consortium before the European Commission and other regulators.
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Represents Sappi on its European Paper Joint Venture with UPM before the European Commission.
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Represents a company in the construction chemicals investigation by the European Commission.
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Represents Chr. Hansen in its EUR 12 billion merger with Novozymes.
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Represented Sika AG in its EUR 5 billion acquisition of MBCC Group.
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Represented Chr. Hansen in the sale of its NCD division.
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Represented Lonza AG in the sale of its LSI business.
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Represented Hitachi Ltd in its GBP 11 million acquisition of the ABB Power Grid business before the European Commission and coordinated the global merger filing strategy.
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Represented Lonza and Chr. Hansen in their microbiome joint venture before the European Commission.
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Represented Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group before the European Commission in its EUR 1.7 billion acquisition of the Radisson Group.
Professional Honors
- Listed, Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders - Competition, 2020
- Best Business Article, Mergers category - Antitrust Writing Awards, Concurrences Review in cooperation with George Washington University, 2018
- Listed, 40 under 40 of the World's Leading Competition Lawyers, 2012
Admissions
- Brussels~Belgium (2002)
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2002)
Languages
- English
- French