Marwan Othman

Merger Control

• Assisting Catrion Catering Holding Company with the merger control filing submitted to the General Authority for Competition (GAC) relation to in its SAR 430 million acquisition of a majority stake in Al Khalejiah Catering Company
• Assisting Alimak Group Management AB with the preparation and submission of a merger control filing to the General Authority for Competition in relation to its approx. EUR 500m acquisition of 100% of the Tractel Group.
• Advising Tanmiah Food Company, a publicly listed company active in the poultry industry, on a merger control filing with the General Authority for Competition in relation to the sale of its shares in two of its subsidiaries active in the agriculture/poultry sectors to a world-renowned US company.
• Advising Harman International on the merger control filing submitted to the GAC in relation to its USD 375 million acquisition by Wipro Limited of 100% of the shares of Harman Connected Services, Inc. from Harman International Industries, Inc.
• Assisting Olayan Financing Company (OFC) with the merger control filing submitted to the GAC in relation to its SAR 1.4 billion acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in Salboukh Residential Compound Company.
• Advising Retal Urban Development Company on the application for a No Notification Required certificate in relation to its SAR 555 million acquisition of Al Fozan Holding’s 47.5% shares in Ajdan Real Estate Development Company

Litigation

• Advising a Saudi group with the litigation proceedings initiated by the General Authority for Competition (GAC) in relation to an alleged cartel in the poultry industry.
• Assisting a Saudi gypsum manufacturer with litigation proceedings initiated by the GAC in relation to an alleged cartel in the gypsum industry.
• Assisting Panda Retail Company in the context of a litigation case initiated by the GAC for gun-jumping.

Investigations

• Assisting several companies in the context of an investigation initiated by the General Authority for Competition (GAC) in relation to an alleged cartel in the poultry industry
• Advising several infant milk producers in relation to an investigation initiated by the GAC in relation to alleged vertical anti-competitive practices (resale price maintenance)
• Assisting a number of multinational groups across industries (ITC,FMCG, healthcare) with dawn raids and investigations conducted by the GAC.

Settlements

• Advising several infant milk producers in relation to the settlement process and agreements with the General Authority for Competition (GAC) in relation to alleged vertical anti-competitive practices (resale price maintenance).
• Assisting a distributor of retail electronics with the settlement process and agreements with the GAC in relation to alleged vertical anti-competitive practices (resale price maintenance and bundling).
• Advising a Saudi poultry company in relation to application for a settlement with the GAC in relation to an alleged cartel in the poultry industry.

Advisory and Compliance

• Drafting a Competition Compliance Handbook and Dawn Raid Guidelines for Modern Electronics Company.
• Assisting Galderma with the review of their contemplated commercial policy to be implemented with their distributors, from a Saudi Competition Law perspective.
• Assisting Epson Middle East with a competition compliance training to Epson in Saudi Arabia focusing on topics such as price-fixing, information exchange, dealing with customers, dominance.
• Advising multinational suppliers and distributors in relation to Saudi competition laws matters (e.g. prohibited practices, exclusivity, RPM, information sharing).

• Member, Saudi Bar Association (as of 2023)