Competition, market and regulation

The district court’s ruling aligns with Oslo Economics’ analyses and conclusions. The mobile operators seeking compensation for damages did not have the necessary knowledge to document Telenor’s violation of the Competition Act.

Last week, a case of importance for state aid law and competition economics was heard in the Supreme Court in Norway.

Oslo Economics remains the economics consultancy with most competition experts recognized by Who’s Who Legal in the Nordics. 

Oslo Economics, jointly with Schjødt, was recently awarded a framework agreement with the DG Competition of the European Commission on remedy assessments and interim measures.

Oslo Economics have assisted Schjødt with providing legal councel during the merger investigation related to the merger of two companies, TGS and PGS. Both companies are significant players in the marine seismic data sector.

Oslo Economics conducted economic analyses of the data ESA used in its decision, on behalf of Arntzen de Besche and Thommessen who represented Eviny AS.

Oslo Economics, in collaboration with Schjødt, has entered into another framework agreement with the Directorate-General for Competition (DG Competition) of the European Commission.  
Under this framework agreement, Oslo Economics and Schjødt will provide expert support to DG Competition in state aid cases. This includes assessments of various types of transactions involving the use of State resources, such as equity investments, loans, guarantees, or sales.

We are happy to announce that Global Competition Review (GCR) has recognized Oslo Economics as a “highly recommended” economic consulting firm in the GCR 100 – 2024 rankings. This means that we are ranked among the global top 20 consultancies for competition and antitrust globally. 

Oslo Economics assisted the law firms Kvale, Thommessen, and Wikborg Rein, who represented the publishers Vigmostad & Bjørke, Gyldendal, and Aschehoug both during the Norwegian Competition Authority’s (NCA) handling of the case and as experts during the tribunal proceedings.  

Oslo Economics, in cooperation with the law firm Wikborg Rein, has entered a framework agreement with the Directorate-General for Competition (DG Competition) of the European Commission.  
The framework agreement covers both general and specific aspects of policy review and development projects related to competition and state aid.

On 6 October, a judgment from the Court of Appeal concluded that Frogn municipality in Norway had granted aid to a municipally owned gym (Bølgen) in a way that could distort competition. Thus, the aid is contrary to EU/EEA state aid regulations. Oslo Economics assisted Arntzen de Besche with economic analyses related to the aid granted by the municipality.

Our colleagues and competition experts, Charlotte Evensen and Simen Ulsaker, have had an article accepted in the prestigious Journal of European Economic Association. The article is about the competition between grocery stores and general merchandise stores, asking: How is a grocery store affected when a general merchandise store establishes itself in the area?