Andrea advises clients on their critical EU, UK and international competition law matters, with a strong focus on merger control, behavioural investigations and compliance programmes.
In more than 20 years, Andrea has represented major international clients in relation to complex M&A and joint venture transactions requiring international merger control approvals at EU and national level globally, with a strong focus on the industrial, financial services, life science, consumer & luxury goods, food & beverages, and tech sectors as well as on private equity deals. Moreover, he has defended leading international financial institutions and corporates in a number of EU and Italian investigations and other behavioural matters, and has supported them in enhancing their compliance programmes.
Before joining Euclid Law in July 2022, Andrea was an Of Counsel at Covington & Burling in Brussels (2015-2022). Prior to that, he was a Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Milan where he headed the Italian antitrust practice (2010-2014) and a Managing Associate at Linklaters in Brussels, London and Milan (2000-2010).
Clients and peers recommend Andrea for his profound knowledge of merger control and his ability to provide expert and practical guidance.
Chambers Europe has described him as “a talented and experienced operator with valuable international know-how” with “clients report[ing that] ‘he provided the right solutions and ideas, and perfected the case so that we brought the results home successfully‘” and “market sources not[ing] his economics savvy as well as his attention to detail, dedication and client focus”.
According to Legal 500, “Andrea Zulli’s ‘legal analysis is excellent”.
Recent experience includes advising:
- Private Equity Houses on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in Europe and globally (e.g., Fondo Italiano d’Investimento on the acquisition of Eco Eridania, Mape, Megadyne, etc., as well as the subsequent dismissal of all its portfolio companies to Neuberger Berman; HGCapital on the the acquisition of TeamSystem S.p.A.; Permira on the acquisition of eDreams and Aaron Technologies Inc.; etc.)
- Bombardier regarding the ex-US antitrust clearances of its sale of (i) the regional aircraft business (CRJ) to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and (ii) a controlling interest in the “C Series” to Airbus
- Microsoft Corporation on the acquisition of ProClarity Corporation and Vexcel Corporation, as well as the joint acquisition – with Time Warner Inc. – of ContentGuard Holding Inc.
- several insurance companies on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in Europe/globally as well as behavioral matters and compliance (e.g., BNP Paribas on the joint acquisition – with Fortis Insurance International N.V. – of UBI Assicurazioni S.p.A.; Assicurazioni Generali on the sale of its insurance subsidiary Fata Assicurazioni to Cattolica Assicurazioni; Old Mutual on the takeover of Försäkringsaktiebolaget Skandia, and the sale of its Spanish subsidiary Skandia Vida to CNP Assurance; Friends Provident on its acquisition by Resolution plc; Swiss Reinsurance on the acquisition of GE’s UK life insurance business; etc.)
- Sharp Corporation on (i) a joint venture – with Enel S.p.A.- active in the generation of photovoltaic energy, and (ii) a joint venture – with Enel S.p.A. and ST Microelectronics – active in the manufacturing of photovoltaic cells and modules
- Beiersdorf on the Italian cartel investigation concerning the cosmetic sector in Italy, and the subsequent appeal before the Italian administrative court
- a bank on the European Commission’s EGB cartel investigation
- Topps Europe on the European Commission’s investigation concerning restrictions in parallel trade of Pokémon cards
- a global conglomerate on the EU cartel investigation concerning the cereal trading sector
- British American Tobacco on (i) the merger control aspects of several transactions, including the acquisition of ETI S.p.A. and the subsequent sale of Etinera S.p.A., and (ii) the Italian cartel investigation concerning the Italian cigarette market
- Royal Bank of Scotland on the Italian antitrust aspects of the recapitalisation carried out by Her Majesty’s Treasury, and the sale of its subsidiary Angel Trains
- CNH Industrial on the acquisition of IFHL
- Tate & Lyle on the sale of its TALFIIE business to Syral SA, and the subsequent sale of its sugar trading business to Bunge Limited
- BT Group on the acquisition of Wire One Inc.
- Barilla on its takeover of Kamps AG
Includes matters handled at Euclid Law or prior to joining the firm.
Education
LLM, University of Stockholm
JD, LUISS University
Admission
Italy (Rome)
England & Wales
Belgium (advocaat, registered in the Brussels Bar A List)
Languages
Italian, English
Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements
Among his various publications, Andrea is the co-author of the UK Chapter of “International Mergers – The Antitrust Process” edited by Rowley & Baker (2009), the books “Le ‘Riforme Monti’ – Spunti di riflessione sulle principali novità antitrust” and “Overview of the Italian Competition Authority’s enforcement activity”, as well as several articles such as “Compliance Plus? Proposed Fine Reductions for Audited, Strengthened Compliance Programmes”, “The Commission’s Lundbeck Decision: A Compass to Navigate Between Scylla and Charybdis?”, “Spunti di riflessione su alcune tematiche giurisdizionali relative al controllo delle concentrazioni”, “Italy’s interlocking directorates ban” as well as several blog posts on the EU merger control regime.
Andrea has spoken at a number of events in the last years, including the “Antitrust between EU Law and National Law” bi-annual conference, the bi-annual IAA conference “Main Developments in EU and National Competition Law”, and a number of antitrust compliance conferences on competition law.
Contact Details
+32 477 900286
Email: andrea.zulli@euclid-law.eu