Oxera testifies in a prominent litigation case at the London High

Last week, Oxera Partner, Dr Min Shi, CFA, testified in the eight-week trial at the London High Court in the matter of PCP Capital Partners LLP and others v. Barclays Bank Plc. Dr Shi… Read More

Proposed acquisition of UBI Banca by Intesa Sanpaolo approved by ICA: The last regulatory hurdle to acquisition is cleared following a green light from the ECB and CONSOB

The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has authorised the acquisition of UBI Banca S.p.A. by Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (ISP) after an in-depth phase II investigation. As part of its assessment, the ICA analysed the degree… Read More

Delivering the 2050 net-zero target: Oxera contributes to ICE’s State of the Nation 2020 report

Oxera is pleased to have contributed to the State of the Nation 2020: Infrastructure and the 2050 net-zero target report by the Institute of Civil Engineers. Despite the increasing importance of the… Read More

COVID-19 update from Oxera

In recent months we have seen a sea change in the way we live and how we do business. The global pandemic has meant that we—businesses, governments, regulators and banks—have had to adapt rapidly to… Read More

Professor Alfredo Macchiati appointed as Partner

  We are delighted to announce that Professor Alfredo Macchiati has joined Oxera as a Partner. Alfredo started working with Oxera four years ago, and has dedicated his efforts to supporting our business development activities… Read More

Oxera publishes an independent assessment of the trade flows in hydrofluorocarbons

The European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC) asked Oxera to undertake an independent assessment of the trade flows in HFCs EFCTC is a sector group of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and is represented by… Read More

Taking off in a new direction?

      The impact of COVID-19 on the aviation sector The aviation sector is set for significant changes, with increased levels of state aid and public ownership, and firms in distress leading… Read More

The European Green Deal and its implications for regulation, State aid and competition policy – do the rules need to change?

        Oxera Consulting LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP are pleased to invite you to a webinar on the implications of the European Commission’s Green Deal on regulation, State aid… Read More

Oxera publishes an assessment of pan-European cost-efficiency analysis of transmission operators

The pan-European Transmission Cost Benchmarking Project (TCB18) is an international comparison of electricity and gas transmission system operators’ (TSOs’) cost efficiency. Oxera’s review, undertaken on behalf of the participating European TSOs, identified several areas… Read More

CBb reverses ACM’s finding of joint dominance by KPN and VodafoneZiggo

Oxera advises VodafoneZiggo, leading to a successful appeal of the 2018 decision by the ACM in the Dutch broadband market, which means that both KPN and VodafoneZiggo are no longer obliged by regulation to open up their networks to competitors. The CBb cited Oxera’s ‘game theory’ analysis in reaching its decision. Read More