Dr Sebastian Hack, LL.M.
Partner, Germany
Dr Sebastian Hack advises clients on all aspects of German and European competition law and merger control.
He represents and advises clients on all merger control and competition law aspects before the European Commission, the German Federal Cartel Office and before courts. He regularly advises clients on the set up and design of distribution systems and contracts, with a focus on digital distribution models and online sales.
He has been short listed as one of Germany's top competition lawyers by the prestigious "WirtschaftsWoche". Sebastian regularly publishes articles on competition/antitrust law issues including commenting on the Coty and the ASICS case and he is author of the competition law section of the forthcoming Fashion Law Handbook (published by Beck). Sebastian has particular sector specific expertise in the retail and digital sector.
After his studies in Cologne (Dr. jur.), Pittsburgh, New York and London (LL.M.) and his legal training (including stages at the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission), he began his career in the competition group of an international law firm in the Düsseldorf office (with further stages in London and Brussels) in 2013. He joined Osborne Clarke in 2016.
Lucid Software
Osborne Clarke has advised the US company Lucid Software, Inc., leader in visual collaboration and work acceleration, on the acquisition of airfocus GmbH, the Hamburg-based specialist in smarter product management. Read more.
Scout24
Osborne Clarke has advised Immoscout24's parent company Scout24 on the acquisition of bulwiengesa – one of the leading German real estate data providers. Read more.
VOCANTO GmbH
Osborne Clarke advises VOCANTO shareholder on sale to Bertelsmann Investments. Read more here.
Infosys
Osborne Clarke has advised Infosys, a leading global provider of digital services, on the acquisition of the in-tech Group, a technology company specialising in software development, testing and validation, read more.
Shareholders of natif.ai
Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of natif.ai, a provider of document automation, on the takeover by document management and workflow automation specialist DocuWare, read more.
Octane Group
Osborne Clarke has advised the Canadian Octane Group on the acquisition of Aesculap AG's stake in Reutlingen-based TETEC Tissue Engineering Technologies AG on an interdisciplinary basis, read more.
BayWa
Osborne Clarke has advised BayWa AG on the sale of the NEXT Farming software division, which belongs to the BayWa subsidiary FarmFacts GmbH, to the global player AGCO, read more.
gridscale
Osborne Clarke has advised German cloud provider gridscale on its acquisition by OVHcloud, read more.
Plantix
Osborne Clarke advises on sale of Plantix to Helm AG, read more.
Tobii Dynavox
Osborne Clarke advises Tobii Dynavox on its agreement to acquire Rehadapt Engineering. Read more here.
Taxfix
Osborne Clarke advises Taxfix on acquisition of start-up Steuerbot, read more
Allcargo Logistics
Osborne Clarke advises Allcargo Logistics on the acquisition of shares in Fair Trade GmbH, read more
Secomba
Osborne Clarke advises Secomba on the sale of its encryption software to Dropbox, read more
Waverley Capital
Osborne Clarke advises Waverley Capital in Series B funding round at Endel, read more
akquinet enterprise solutions GmbH
Osborne Clarke advises shareholders of akquinet enterprise solutions GmbH on the sale to Vertica Capital Partners, read more
Infosys
Osborne Clarke advises Indian IT group Infosys on acquisition of digital agency Oddity, read more
akquinet AG
Osborne Clarke advises AKQUINET AG on sale of shares and business interests to Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), read more
Keen Venture Partners
Osborne Clarke advises Keen Venture Partners on EUR 25 million investment in Lendis, read more
Highland Europe
Osborne Clarke advises Highland Europe on investment in SoSafe, read more
Insights
Life Sciences and Healthcare
'Killer acquisitions' in Europe's pharmaceutical sector: is more regulation needed?
Competition authorities are increasingly focused on the impact of transactions on innovation in the life sciences and healthcare sector.
18/12/2024
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5m
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Investment control in transactions in the life sciences and healthcare sector
Investment control means that additional regulatory approvals are required, affecting the timeline, complexity and costs of a transaction
18/11/2024
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2m
Competition, antitrust and trade
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: new EU mandatory notification regime takes effect on 12 October 2023
Notification to the Commission of qualifying M&A and public tenders are now required before completion
12/10/2023
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5m
Corporate
How to navigate the evolving foreign investment landscape in key European markets
What strategies should potential US investors consider in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands?
17/07/2023
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5m
Competition, antitrust and trade
Five things you should know about the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Additional layer of complexity for businesses as EU measure to prevent foreign subsidies distorting competition applies from today
12/07/2023
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2m
Tech, Media and Comms
The new era for data regulation and what it means for the tech sector
Given the pivotal importance of data for thriving competition, legislators are increasingly attempting to ensure that markets work by establishing...
03/02/2023
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4m
Strategic Tech Investments and M&A
Turn it up a notch: EU regulatory hurdles in M&A transactions are getting even tougher
The Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (EU FSR) has been adopted by the European Parliament...
24/01/2023
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4m
Competition, antitrust and trade
EU rules for 'gatekeepers' coming in 2023 as Digital Markets Act is published
Significant change in competition legislation will affect all players active in digital markets
13/10/2022
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5m
Data-driven business models
Access to Data (and how to enforce it)
For most data-driven business models, access to data is key. If a supplier holds data that gives it a competitive...
14/06/2022
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9m
Data-driven business models
Data-driven business models: the role of legal teams in delivering success | Key findings
This infographic highlights some of the key overall findings and sector figures from our detailed report produced in partnership with...
14/06/2022
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1m
Data-driven business models
Data-driven business models: the role of legal teams in delivering success | Report
This detailed report, produced in partnership with European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA), explores the challenges and opportunities associated with new...
14/06/2022
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1m
