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SJ Berwin Acts for the IPA in its Complaint to the OFT against TV Eye and several Television Broadcasters
27/01/05
The Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") has announced that following an investigation into TV Eye under the Competition Act 1998... Read more

SJ Berwin Wins Landmark Case on Database Rights for William Hill before The European Court of Justice
10/11/04
Partners Stephen Kon and Tom Usher (now at Dundas & Wilson) and senior assistant Sarah Turnbull of the EU & Competition Department of SJ Berwin represented William Hill before the European Court of Justice... Read more

SJ Berwin wins OFT clearance for United Biscuits' acquisition of Jacob's
07/10/04
SJ Berwin represented United Biscuits ("UB") in connection with the merger filing requirements arising from UB's anticipated acquisition of The Jacobs Bakery Limited from Groupe Danone... Read more

SJ Berwin Assists in Gaining Competition Clearance for Gamestec in its Acquisition of Rank Leisure Machine Services Limited
11/02/04
SJ Berwin is pleased to announce that they have been advising Danoptra Holdings Limited, the holding company for Gamestec Leisure Limited, and their Investment Adviser, Electra Partners Europe Limited in relation to obtaining competition clearance of their proposed acquisition of Rank Leisure Machine Services Limited ("RLMS"), a subsidiary of the Rank Group plc... Read more

SJ Berwin Acts for Diageo in Sale of Malibu and Mumm Cuvee Napa
05/03/02
SJ Berwin's competition team acted for Diageo plc on the competition aspects of the two separate disposals of Malibu (for £560 million) and Mumm Cuvee Napa (for £27.5 million) to Allied Domecq plc... Read more

SJ Berwin Boosts Private Equity Team and Adds Competition Practice in Germany
14/05/01
SJ Berwin announces the recruitment of three new partners to join SJ Berwin Knopf Tulloch Steininger... Read more

SJ Berwin Wins $8bn EU Clearance for Diageo
14/05/01
SJ Berwin represented Diageo in obtaining EU merger clearance for the joint acquisition with Pernod Ricard of the spirits ... Read more

S J Berwin & Co Acts for Dixons in Competition Complaint
10/04/01
S J Berwin & Co acted for Dixons before the Office of Fair Trading following a complaint by John Lewis and Tempo... Read more