Jean-Francois Willems

• Refinitiv and shareholder Blackstone on the acquisition of Refinitiv by the London Stock Exchange Group for USD 27bn.
• GitHub in relation to the EC review of its USD7.5bn acquisition by Microsoft.
• Total on its USD 1.5bn acquisition of part of the ENGIE LNG business.
• Asahi on the EC review and purchaser approval of its acquisition of the SABMiller CEE business from Anheuser Busch for EUR 7.3bn.
• Cargill in relation to the acquisition of the industrial chocolate business of Archer Daniels Midland.
• Huntsman on the USD1bn acquisition of the titanium dioxide business of Rockwood Holdings.
• Novartis in relation to its USD 38.5bn acquisition of eye care products manufacturer Alcon.
• A large financial institution in relation to a CMA investigation into potential anti-competitive arrangements in the financial services sector.
• A large financial institution in relation to the EC investigation regarding the secondary trading market of Supra-sovereign, Sovereign and Agency bonds denominated in US Dollars.
• Novartis’ subsidiary Sandoz in relation to the EC investigation into an alleged agreement to delay market entry of generic pain-killer fentanyl.
• A major multinational manufacturer of mass-consumer goods in the EC cartel investigation against producers of consumer detergents.

The above matters were handled prior to joining CMS.