Rahul Saha

• Rahul has completed a secondment at a major UK retail manufacturer where, as Acting Global Antitrust Counsel, he advised the European General Counsel on all aspect of EU and UK competition law.  

• The Law Society, Competition Section

• “UK Financial Conduct Authority Launches Mortgage Market Study,” December 14, 2016
• “First Company Director Disqualification Order Imposed by the UK Competition Authority,” December 2, 2016
• “Minority report - A look at the acquisition of minority shareholdings in India,” Competition Law Insight, May 2015
• UK Antitrust Chapter of “The Year in Review,” American Bar Association, Vol. 49
  
   

Rahul's significant matters include advising:

Merger Control – Corporate

• Interpublic Group on its £13.5bn merger with Omnicom 
• CMA CGM on its acquisition of Freightliner 
• Cérélia on its acquisition of the Jus-Rol and Knack & Back brands from General Mills 
• ARAG Group on its acquisition of DAS UK 
• CMA CGM on its proposed bid for Wincaton Plc 
• Rodericks Dental on its acquisition of Dental Partners 
• Franklin Templeton on its $700m acquisition of Alcentra 
• Franklin Templeton on its $4.5 billion acquisition of Legg Mason 
• FIS in its $42 billion agreement to merge with Worldpay, Inc. 
• Assurant, Inc. in its $2.5 billion acquisition of The Warranty Group 
• Uber on its acquisition of Trendyol Go 
• Match Group on its $1.7bn acquisition of Hyperconnect 
• Resedio Technologies on its $1.4bn acquisition of SnapOne 
• Kraft Heinz on its acquisition of a portfolio of Kraft ketchup and mayonnaise brands from Mondelez International, Inc. 
• Ladbrokes on its £2.3 billion merger with Gala Coral
• Expedia Group on its acquisition of SilverRail Technologies, Inc. 
• Fyffes in its proposed merger with Chiquita in 2014 
• Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Limited on acquiring a portfolio of power stations in the UK 
• A number of FMCG suppliers on the UK Competition & Markets Authority investigation into the Tesco/Booker and Sainsbury's/Asda mergers

Merger Control – Private Equity **

• CapVest Partners on its acquisition of a majority interest Stada Arzneimittel AG, which valued the business at around €10 billion 
• CapVest Partners, and its portfolio company Valeo Foods, in its acquisition of Campbell’s European Chips Business
• CapVest Partners, and its portfolio company, Natra on its acquisition of Gudrun, a leading Belgian chocolate manufacturer and on its acquisition of Bredabest, a leading Dutch producer of peanut butter and value-added peanut ingredients
• Insight Partners on various transactions, including its $5 billion acquisition (alongside Clearlake Capital) of Alteryx; its $2.5 billion sale of Recorded Future; and investments into Accellion, Inc. and Aptean, Inc.
• Searchlight Capital Partners, and its portfolio company, Flowbird, on its merger with EasyPark
• Searchlight Capital Partners on its joint public offer to acquire Hyve Group
• Searchlight Capital Partners on its £470 million take private of Gresham House plc
• Searchlight Capital Partners in its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Celestyal Cruises
• Searchlight Capital Partners on a £500 million consortium investment in RSK Group Limited, a leading provider of environmental consulting and engineering solutions
• EMG, a portfolio company of PAI Partners, on its combination with Gravity Media, creating one of the world’s largest broadcast technology and production companies
• Freshstream on its investment in MCR Group, a rapidly growing outsourced services company based in Ireland 
• Trive Capital on various strategic investments in the UK defence industry
• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on its acquisition of the Creditinfo Group in partnership with its founder and management team
• Stanley Capital on its acquisition of global specialty pharmaceutical company, Noden Pharma DAC
• FTV Capital in its growth equity investment in London-based pet insurer Bought By Many
• FTV Capital on its acquisition of Sysnet Limited, a leading provider of cyber security and compliance solutions operating in over 60 countries worldwide
• Searchlight Capital Partners on its take private of Opus Group AB, a Sweden-based technology-driven global leader in the vehicle inspection and intelligent vehicle support markets

Antitrust & Consumer Law

Rahul has advised a number of large, multinational businesses on antitrust and consumer law matters. Significant matters include advising*:

• Kraft Heinz on the UK CMA’s groceries market investigation 
• Expedia and trivago on the UK Competition & Markets Authority consumer law investigation into Online Hotel Booking platforms
  trivago on the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission investigation into trivago's hotel price advertisements
• Expedia on multiple investigations by European Competition Authorities into MFN provisions 
• A multinational pharmaceutical business on the European Commission's investigation into excessive pricing of pharmaceuticals
• A technology company on the European Commission's investigation into abuse of dominance by Amazon
• A major luxury brand on its selective distribution arrangements
• A leading insurance broker on its compliance program
• A number of multinational manufacturers in relation to their physical and online distribution policies across the EU
• A leading mobile telecommunication services provider on all aspects of their commercial activities
• CEMEX UK on the CC's aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete market investigation
• A major European energy producer on the CMA's energy market investigation

Competition Litigation

Rahul has experience of advising companies on competition litigation in the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal, High Court and appeal courts. Significant matters include advising*:

• Telefonica (O2) in the largest stand-alone anti-trust damages claim currently in the English courts, brought by Phones4U in the High Court in London
• A specialty chemicals and advanced materials company on brining a standalone abuse of dominance claim against a competitor in the High Court in London
• Telefonica (O2) in a series of cases, relating to interconnect charges, before the Competition Appeals Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
• Visa Europe on a threatened abuse of dominance claim under the then newly established fast-track procedure before the CAT
• A major European satellite operator on bringing an abuse of dominance claim in the High Court against a competitor

_{* Rahul advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.}