Gregory Paul Bonné

Mr. Bonné’s experience includes advising:

Merger Control

• 888 on its acquisition of William Hill’s non-US business
• Affera on its sale to Medtronics
• Astorg on its acquisition of Corsearch
• Aviva on a property joint venture with PSP
• La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its acquisition of FNZ and follow-on acquisition of ebase, which was cleared in Germany and Austria following Phase 1 investigations
• CBS on a TV channel joint venture with Liberty Group that triggered merger filings in Austria, Germany, and Poland*
• CD&R on its acquisition of Morrisons
• Chemocentryx on its sale to Amgen
• ERT on its acquisition of Bioclinica
• Kellogg’s on its acquisition of the Pringles snacks business for US$2.7 billion, which triggered merger filings in the EU, the US, Turkey, South Korea, and Ukraine*
• Kerry Group on its US$230 million acquisition of Cargill Flavors Systems, which triggered merger filings in Ireland, the US, and Brazil*
• KKR on its acquisition of OverDrive, which the CMA cleared unconditionally
• A global energy leader on its sale of liquefied natural gas assets to Pavilion Energy, which was cleared following a Phase 1 European Commission investigation
• Illinois Toolworks on its acquisition of MTS
• iZettle on its sale to Paypal Holdings, which was cleared following a Phase 2 CMA investigation
• Lineage Logistics on its acquisition of Kloosterboer
• Live Nation on its acquisition of events promoter MCD, which was cleared following a Phase 2 CMA investigation
• Meta on its acquisition of Giphy
• Onex on its sale of Parkdean
• Peabody Energy on its AUS$5 billion acquisition of Macarthur Coal, which triggered merger filings in Brazil, Korea, Japan, and China*
• Rowan on its merger with Ensco, which was cleared following a Phase 1 CMA investigation
• SIG Combibloc on obtaining global merger control clearances for its acquisition of Scholle IPN

Significant Merger Investigations at the CMA

Merger investigations into:

• Intercontinental Exchange’s acquisition of Trayport*
• Tullett Prebon’s acquisition of ICAP*
• Greene King’s acquisition of the Spirit Group*
• BT’s acquisition of EE*
• Ryanair’s minority stake in Aer Lingus*
• AG Barr’s acquisition of Britvic*
• Breedon’s acquisition of Aggregate Industries*

Litigation

• Meta in UK litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal in connection with its acquisition of Giphy
• The CMA in various judicial review proceedings*

Market Studies, Market Investigations, and Antitrust Investigations

• A CMA market investigation into the audit industry*
• A CMA cartel investigation in the construction industry*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham