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Important competition law aspects of M&A transactions
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Trine Osen Bergqvist
Partner
Trine specialises in competition law and FDI. With nearly 25 years of experience in competition law, including senior positions at leading law firms and the Swedish Competition Authority, she has a wealth of experience both from domestic and international contexts.
Her expertise covers all aspects of competition law, including merger control, abuse of dominance and restrictive agreements, as well as related areas such as foreign direct investment control (FDI). Her experience from both private and public practice is of great value in her role as advisor. Clients praise Trine for her “excellent and pragmatic advice on complex issues” and her ability to “handle complex competition law matters in a time and cost-efficient manner”.
Trine is the co-author of the 6th edition of the Swedish standard textbook Competition Law – A Handbook (Konkurrensrätt – en handbok, 2022) and of the law commentary The Competition Damages Act – A Commentary (Konkurrensskadelagen – en kommentar, 2023).
She is ranked by the leading ranking institute, Chambers & Partners. Since 2018, she has been appointed annually as a non-governmental advisor to the Swedish Competition Authority in the International Competition Network (ICN).
Trine graduated from the University of Bergen in 1996 and has been based in Stockholm since 1999. She is a Norwegian native speaker and is fluent in Swedish and English. She is a member of the Norwegian and Swedish Bar Associations.
Education
2011
Postgraduate Diploma, Economics for Competition Law, King's College, London2009
Postgraduate Diploma, Competition Law, King's College, London2000
Master of Laws in European Law, Stockholm University1996
LLM, University of Bergen
Publications
2023
Konkurrensskadelagen – en kommentar, Karlsson, J., Wessman, R. and Osen Bergqvist, T.2022
Konkurrensrätt – en handbook, 6th edition, Karlsson, J. and Osen Bergqvist, T.2018-2023
The Dominance and Monopolies Review – Sweden, 6th – 11th edition (2018 – 2024), Glader M. and Osen Bergqvist, T.2019
The winner does not take it all. Swedish Court of Appeal says co-operation between competing bidders is not restrictive by object, ECLR, Osen Bergqvist T.
Quotes from others
"Trine can handle complex competition law matters in a time and cost-efficient manner. She is very skilled at handling merger filings in a proactive manner."
2024, Chambers & Partners Europe