Benjamin Geisel
Overview
Clients with EU and German competition law issues rely on Benjamin Geisel’s solution-oriented and pragmatic advice. He is especially well-known for his experience in managing international merger control proceedings and complex cartel investigations.
Career & Education
- International Business Development Specialist, DaWanda GmbH, 2012-2013
- Second State Exam in law (Zweites Staatsexamen), Kammergericht Berlin, 2015
- First State Exam in law (Erstes Staatsexamen), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2012
- Humboldt University of Berlin, 2012
- King's College London, PGDip, EU Competition Law, 2016
- Brussels
- Berlin
- Member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, an association of German-speaking competition lawyers and economists.
- German
- English
- Dutch
- French
Benjamin's Insights
Client Alert | 11 min read | 12.03.24
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?
Just over a year ago, the notification obligations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable. Since then, M&A transactions and bids for government contracts above certain thresholds must be notified to the European Commission. Pending the Commission’s review, the transaction cannot be completed, or the contract cannot be awarded. What lessons can be learned from the application of the FSR to date? Has the FSR proved to be an effective tool in leveling the playing field, or has its main effect been to burden companies with red tape, at the risk of discouraging investment in Europe?
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.05.24
Client Alert | 15 min read | 10.15.24
The European Commission’s Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses: Towards Stricter Enforcement?
Representative Matters
- Advised a global financial institution on several cartel investigations undertaken by the European Commission.
- Advised a global private equity investor concerning the merger control aspects of the sale of a chemicals subsidiary, a transaction that included numerous vertical and conglomerate relationships between the parties, and a deal valued at approximately €4 billion.
- Advised a global technology company in relation to the online advertising sector inquiry of the German Federal Cartel Office.
- Advised a global insurance company in relation to the establishment of a multi-national insurance distribution cooperation project in Latin America.
- Advised a German utilities company on the merger control aspects of its majority acquisition by another energy company in a hostile takeover. The deal was valued at approximately €2.3 billion.
Benjamin's Insights
Client Alert | 11 min read | 12.03.24
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?
Just over a year ago, the notification obligations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable. Since then, M&A transactions and bids for government contracts above certain thresholds must be notified to the European Commission. Pending the Commission’s review, the transaction cannot be completed, or the contract cannot be awarded. What lessons can be learned from the application of the FSR to date? Has the FSR proved to be an effective tool in leveling the playing field, or has its main effect been to burden companies with red tape, at the risk of discouraging investment in Europe?
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.05.24
Client Alert | 15 min read | 10.15.24
The European Commission’s Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses: Towards Stricter Enforcement?
Insights
It’s Not Easy Being Green: The European Commission’s New Guidance On Sustainability Agreements
|01.30.24
The Global Regulatory Developments Journal
Benjamin's Insights
Client Alert | 11 min read | 12.03.24
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?
Just over a year ago, the notification obligations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable. Since then, M&A transactions and bids for government contracts above certain thresholds must be notified to the European Commission. Pending the Commission’s review, the transaction cannot be completed, or the contract cannot be awarded. What lessons can be learned from the application of the FSR to date? Has the FSR proved to be an effective tool in leveling the playing field, or has its main effect been to burden companies with red tape, at the risk of discouraging investment in Europe?
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.05.24
Client Alert | 15 min read | 10.15.24
The European Commission’s Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses: Towards Stricter Enforcement?
