Floris Dierickx

Floris advises multinational companies on high-value and complex merger transactions. He also advises and represents companies in market investigations and antitrust litigation relating to abuse of dominance, cartel conduct, and vertical restraints.

He has substantial experience working with regulators, including the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets and the European Anti-Fraud Office. He has broad experience in diverse industries, including digital markets, media and telecommunications, consumer goods, energy, healthcare, financial services, and industrials.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Floris worked as an associate at an international law firm in Brussels. He also served as a lecturer at the University of Leuven, and worked as a legal clerk at the Court of Cassation in Belgium.

• Advised and assisted Sika AG in relation to its high-profile acquisition of chemical admixture and chemical construction systems provider, MBCC Group, in the United Kingdom and the European Union. The transaction had a deal value of EUR 5.2 billion.
• Advising and assisting a leading global producer of hearing devices in relation to its proposed high value acquisition of a competing business in the United Kingdom and the European Union.
• Advising a large media company in respect to an investigation by the UK Competition and Markets Authority.
• Advising a major entertainment company as a key third party in the European Commission's and UK Competition and Markets Authority's review of a high-profile transaction.
• Delivered competition law compliance training to several clients in the technology sector.