Gianni De Stefano's guest appearances

Gianni De Stefano

FSR Energy & Climate

Massimo Tavoni

Martin Weitzman

Josh Roberts

Guy Turner

Kristian Ruby

Jonathan Stern

Annabelle Lee

Ian Parry

Matthew Daus

Dan Roberts

Steven Weissman

Thierry Lepercq

Joe Perkins

Scott Weiner

Jan Marc Schwidtal

OwlTail

Pierre Loaec

In this podcast, Gianni De Stefano of Hogan Lovells International LLP (Brussels) and Pierre Loaec from the European Commission discuss the Commission’s investigation into the acquisition by US-based General Electric (GE) of the energy businesses of French multinational Alstom. Valued at more than €12 billion, the deal generated considerable interest and triggered multiple merger control and foreign investment filings worldwide. In 2015, the Commission launched an in-depth investigation to assess whether the acquisition was in line with the EU Merger Regulation particularly due to concerns regarding competition in the market for heavy-duty gas turbines. Gianni de Stefano and Pierre Loaec detail the history of the case, review the conclusions of the investigation and consider the effect it had on the energy sector.

Merger Investigation: The General Electric/ Alstom Case | Gianni De Stefano and Pierre Loaec