Methanex Acquisition of OCI Global

Ms. Caliandro specializes in the application of economics and statistics to questions arising in the context of mergers and litigation. She has particular expertise working on mergers, which has involved supporting French and Italian companies in numerous transactions before the European Commission and the French Competition Authority. Her work spans various industries, including utilities, fashion, and food. In litigations, she has analyzed commercial practices and estimated damages in several disputes in the online advertising, energy, telecommunication, and ride-sharing industries, among others. Prior to joining Analysis Group, Ms. Caliandro was a policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where she contributed research to various publications on the impact of foreign direct investment and the challenges of statistical measurement of multinational corporations’ activity.

Dr. Udvari specializes in applying economic theory and econometrics to antitrust and litigation matters. His expertise lies particularly in assessing abuse of dominance within the digital domain using both established and novel economic theories and empirical analyses. He also has experience in merger assessment, litigation, and state aid matters. Beyond the digital sector, Dr. Udvari’s industry insights extend to retail fuel, telecommunications, chemicals, card payment systems, airlines, and various other sectors. His experience includes high-profile cases before the European Commission such as the MOL/OMV Slovenija Phase II merger and Slack’s complaint against Microsoft Teams. Prior to joining Analysis Group, Dr. Udvari worked for a Brussels-based economic consultancy and was a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Mr. White is a consulting economist who specializes in applying microeconomics and sophisticated econometric modeling to complex litigation and merger-related questions, primarily in matters involving the health care, financial services, and technology industries. His work across a diverse set of engagements has encompassed simulating consumer demand and switching behavior, analyzing whether intellectual property (IP) licensing rates are FRAND-compliant, and estimating ex ante default probabilities for structured investment vehicles. He also has substantial experience developing innovative technological tools for analyzing datasets for merger and competition analyses.

Mr. White has supported both economic and scientific experts addressing competition and intellectual property (IP) issues in matters related to cutting-edge pharmaceutical products. He has supported clients in various jurisdictions and industries in follow-on cartel damages litigation, assessing overcharge, upstream and downstream pass-on, and volume effects.

Mr. White has worked in a number of international jurisdictions and has served as a testifying expert in the UK’s Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on competition matters related to restrictive land covenants. He has also given evidence and submissions to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on behalf of clients involved in market investigations and mergers. Mr. White has supported several clients before the European Commission on cartel and merger matters and has provided support to European financial and competition regulators in coordinated conduct investigations. Mr. White has published a number of articles and regularly speaks at international competition law and policy conferences.