Alexandre G.Verheyden

Associé

Bruxelles + 32.2.645.15.09

Alexandre Verheyden est un praticien du droit de la concurrence, représentant à ce titre des entreprises, associations d'entreprises ou des gouvernements devant la Commission européenne, la cour de justice de l'Union européenne et le Tribunal, les autorités de concurrence nationales et les juridictions nationales. Il jouit également d'une expérience particulière en matière de concentrations et d'ententes transatlantiques.

Alexandre Verheyden a été impliqué dans des dossiers couvrant tous les aspects du droit de la concurrence, en ce compris les dossiers d'abus de position dominante, d'ententes, de concentrations et d'aides d'Etat. Il a récemment représenté Denka dans son rachat de la branche d'activité de Dupont pour le caoutchouc synthétique (autorisée en Phase I nonobstant un marché concentré) et COMREG dans les dossiers de concentration du secteur des communications mobiles en Irlande et Allemagne. Il a également représenté DoubleClick dans son rachat par Google et BT dans une série de dossiers de consolidation intervenus depuis 1995 (en ce compris MCI, AT&T, Infonet et Radianz). Il a également piloté une action en dommages et intérêts contre Belgacom fondée sur une violation du droit de la concurrence ayant donné lieu à un accord transactionnel total d'un montant exceptionnel pour la Belgique de 120 millions d'euros.

En outre, il dispose d'une expérience marquée en matière de cartels, étant actuellement impliqué dans le cartel des composants automobiles au profit de différents clients. Il a également représenté Dole dans le cartel des bananes devant la Commission européenne. Alexandre Verheyden dispose également une bonne expérience en matière d'aides d'Etat représentant tant des entreprises que des gouvernements dans ce domaine.

Alexandre Verheyden est en charge, au sein du Cabinet, de la coordination de la pratique concurrence au niveau européen. Il a été le co-président de la section Communications de l'International Bar Association et est titulaire de diverses distinctions, telles qu'une bourse d'études de la Belgian American Educational Foundation. Il a également reçu la 2012 Antitrust Writing Award pour son article "EU Court of Justice Provides Guidance on Abusive Margin Squeezes". Il est l'auteur de diverses publications dans le domaine du droit de la concurrence et est régulièrement invité comme orateur dans des conférences relatives au droit de la concurrence.

Expérience

  • Randstad forms joint venture combining its job board business, Monster, with CareerBuilderJones Day advised Randstad N.V., a multinational publicly traded talent company, in connection with the formation of a joint venture combining its job board business, Monster, with CareerBuilder, a subsidiary of investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, Inc.
  • Austin Powder sells controlling stake to AIPJones Day is representing Austin Powder, a global leader in blasting services and commercial explosives, in connection with the sale of a controlling stake to American Industrial Partners.
  • STERIS sells dental segment to an affiliate of Peak Rock CapitalJones Day advised STERIS Plc in the $787.5 million sale of Dental segment to Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm.
  • Lamb Weston acquires remaining interest in European joint venture Lamb-Weston/Meijer for €700 millionJones Day advised Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. in the €700 million acquisition of the remaining equity interests in Lamb-Weston/Meijer v.o.f., its European joint venture with Meijer Frozen Foods B.V.
  • Meridian Bioscience agrees to be acquired by SD Biosensor and SJL Partners in $1.53 billion all-cash transactionJones Day advised Meridian Bioscience, Inc. in its $1.53 billion all-cash acquisition by SD Biosensor and SJL Partners.
  • J.M. Huber acquires Biolchim GroupJones Day advised J. M. Huber Corporation in the acquisition of Biolchim Group, a leading producer and distributor of specialty plant nutrition and biostimulants, from private equity firms NB Renaissance and Chequers Capital and the Biolchim Group management team.
  • T-Mobile closes European Commission investigation into network sharing with commitmentsJones Day represented T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. in an investigation launched by the European Commission in 2016 in relation to the mobile network sharing agreements concluded between T-Mobile and its competitor CETIN/O2, in the Czech Republic.
  • Eastman sells adhesives resins business product lines for $1 billionJones Day advised Eastman Chemical Company in the $1 billion sale of its adhesives resins assets and business to Synthomer plc.
  • EssilorLuxottica and CooperCompanies form joint ventureJones Day advised EssilorLuxottica in the formation of its joint venture, SightGlass Vision, with CooperCompanies for the commercialization of novel spectacle lens technologies to expand the myopia management category.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber sold to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for approximately $2.5 billion enterprise valueJones Day advised Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in its $2.5 billion sale to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
  • Luminus acquires Essent BelgiumJones Day advised Luminus SA (a subsidiary of EDF SA) on the antitrust and merger control aspects of its acquisition of Essent Belgium NV.
  • Helios Technologies acquires Balboa Water Group for $218.5 millionJones Day advised Helios Technologies in the $218.5 million acquisition of BWG Holdings I Corp. (operating as Balboa Water Group) from investment funds affiliated with AEA Investors LP.
  • NVIDIA acquires Mellanox Technologies for approximately $7 billionJones Day advised NVIDIA Corporation in its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., an Israel-based leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for servers and storage.
  • Milliken & Company acquires Borchers from The Jordan CompanyJones Day advised Milliken & Company in its acquisition of Borchers Group Limited, a global specialty chemicals company known for its innovative high-performance coating additives and specialty catalyst solutions, from The Jordan Company, L.P.
  • Milliken & Company acquires PolartecJones Day advised Milliken & Company in its acquisition of Polartec, a strong global brand known for its innovative performance textiles for outdoor and military apparel, from Versa Capital Management, LLC.
  • Wabtec and GE Transportation merge in $11.1 billion transactionJones Day advised Wabtec Corporation in a Reverse Morris Trust merger with GE Transportation, valued at $11.1 billion.
  • J.M. Huber sells Silica business to Evonik for $630 millionJones Day advised J.M. Huber Corporation in the sale of its Silica business unit of Huber Engineered Materials to Evonik Industries AG for $630 million.
  • Manufacturer defends European Commission antitrust investigation involving automotive parts sectorJones Day advised a manufacturer regarding a European Commission antitrust investigation involving the automotive parts sector.
  • Linear Technology acquired by Analog Devices for $14.8 billionJones Day advised Linear Technology Corporation on its sale to Analog Devices, Inc.
  • POST Luxembourg successfully appeals Competition authority's fine for abuse of dominanceJones Day represented POST Luxembourg, the incumbent postal and telecom operator in Luxembourg, in its appeal before the Luxembourg Administrative Court against a decision of the Luxembourg Competition authority fining POST for alleged abuse of dominance through the application of illegal rebates.
    • October 17-18, 2017
      Competition Law and Regulation in the Telecoms, Media & Technology Sectors
    • September 21, 2016
      Conducting Business in Europe through the Walloon Region in Belgium
    • January 15, 2016
      Recent Developments in EU Competitive Law 2016: Seminar for Japanese Companies
    • November 7, 2014
      Strategic and Legal Considerations for Organisation of REACH Authorisation, REACH Authorisation Workshop
    • November 5, 2014
      Competition Law & Regulation in the Telecoms & IT Sectors 2014
    • February 20, 2014
      Belgian Economic Code
    • September 24, 2013
      A New Belgian Competition Authority: What Impact for my Company?
    • June 14, 2013
      New Kinds of Abuses under Article 102 TFEU
    • January 28, 2013
      Telecoms Conference Series: Lessons from Hutchison/Orange: What's Next for EU Telecoms Consolidation?
    • May 2012
      Future regulatory challenges, seminar, Entreprise des Postes et Télécommunications (EP&T)
    • November 2011
      競争法研究協会シンポジウム:EU競争政策
    • November 10, 2011
      European Union Competition Policy Symposium in Tokyo
    • November 2011
      Co-chair of the Communications Law committee of the IBA (International Bar Association); Round tables & presentation in the framework of the Telecommunications Sector
    • February 22, 2011
      GSM Association's (GSMA) General Counsel Summit
    • February 15, 2011
      Further consolidation in telecoms: what will be the position of antitrust authorities across the world?; Access to customers or networks? The rules which govern revenue allocation between carriers and content providers, GSM Association General Counsel Summit
    • December 2010
      2010 Unilateral Conduct Workshop hosted by DG Competition of the European Commission
    • November 5, 2009
      The Prohibition of Abuse of Dominant Position in the Electronic Communications Sector - A Perspective From a Practionner, CRID/ICRI / Cullen International
    • October 20, 2009
      Recent competition law issues in relation to mobile activities, IBC
    • July 1, 2008
      The CFI Judgment in Deutsche Telekom AG v. Commission, Lunch talk of the College of Europe
    • November 2007
      Communications and Competition Law - Flexibility of Remedies, IBC Informa Conference
    • December 2006
      General Competition and Regulatory Principles at Play in the Field of Electronic Communications, University of Zagreb
    • 2006
      The latest developments of anti-trust law, closed door seminar organized by LECG
    • November 6, 2006
      The design of judicial review in electronic communications - Role of the ECJ in the regulation of the market for Electronic Communications, CRID
    • October 2006
      Keidanren Seminar
    • September 17-22, 2006
      The Future of International Terminating Access, IBA Conference
    • January 18, 2005
      Case Study on the International Coordination and Enforcement Issues Arising in the Telecommunications Sector, 2nd Regulation Forum Meeting of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law
    • November 25, 2004
      Competition Law and Sector-Specific Regulation in the EU and Emerging Countries, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Conference
    • December 2003
      Taking a Case for Failure to Implement under the New Regime, 4th Annual Regulatory Conference of the European Competitive Telecommunications Association