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Marco Hickey

Marco is a senior corporate partner who has advised on many significant transactions including complex restructurings, tax-driven transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has acted for many large corporations, both domestic and international, private equity firms, entrepreneurs, investment managers and management teams (MBOs and MBIs). He has considerable experience in EU and Irish competition law (antitrust) including merger control and State aid. Marco is also experienced in EU customs and trade law matters. Marco has advised extensively on various EU Block Exemptions Regulations including those applicable to the motor vehicle sector. Marco is an acknowledged expert on Irish competition law and has acted in some of the most significant complaints and merger reviews conducted under the Irish Competition Act. Marco has written extensively in the topic of EU, Competition and Regulated Markets and is the author of "Merger Control" which was published by the Thomson Reuters group in May, 2013. This book is the first book exclusively devoted to the competition law implications of mergers and acquisitions in Ireland. · Byrne Wallace Shields LLP

IrelandCorporate / M&A, Competition / Antitrust

About

Senior corporate partner at Byrne Wallace Shields LLP in Ireland with extensive experience advising on complex restructurings, tax-driven transactions and mergers and acquisitions for corporations, private equity, entrepreneurs and management teams. He is an acknowledged expert in EU and Irish competition law (including merger control and State aid), customs and trade matters, and is the author of the book "Merger Control" (Thomson Reuters, May 2013).

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACompetition / AntitrustRegulatoryTaxInternational Trade

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Expertise

Merger ControlState AidCustoms & TradeEU Block Exemptions (motor vehicle sector)Private Equity / MBOs & MBIsRegulated Markets