Monitoring trustee services

When businesses undertake transactions which give rise to potential competition or other regulatory issues, commitments may be agreed which require the appointment of a monitoring trustee to oversee compliance.

Our team has significant experience of acting as a monitoring trustee on merger cases and market investigations in the EU, the UK and in other jurisdictions. We also act as supervisor on Takeover Panel cases.

We have extensive hands-on experience of helping parties implement undertakings, from some of the largest, most complex global transactions to smaller domestic operations.

Our Monitoring Trustee experience includes

Divestment remedies
Long-term behavioural undertakings
Complex carve-outs of fully integrated businesses
Ring-fencing and hold-separate arrangements
On-going arrangements between sellers and purchasers

We can provide

In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements
Extensive practical experience of implementing undertakings
Workable hold-separate and ring-fencing measures
On-the-ground experience internationally

Our sector experience includes

Branded consumer products, Business services, Chemicals, Defence and aerospace Engineering, Financial services, Healthcare, Heavy industrial products Media, Pharmaceuticals, Software, Telecoms.

Our on the ground international experience includes

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Middle East, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.