WKB advised Safran Aircraft Engines SAS and MTU Aero Engines AG on obtaining clearance for a joint venture
WKB’s competition team represented the French aerospace company Safran Aircraft Engines SAS and the German entrepreneur MTU Aero Engines AG in proceedings before the Polish competition authority, the Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (UOKiK), concerning clearance for a joint venture. The companies decided to jointly lead the development, production and after-sales support of the engine that will power the next-generation combat aircraft, developed within the Future Combat Air System program (FCAS).
The President of the Polish competition authority granted unconditional clearance for the joint venture on 8 February 2021.
Both companies were represented before the UOKiK by WKB’s competition team, including Aleksander Stawicki, Wojciech Kulczyk and Anna Bryńska.
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