The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH respectively Frankfurter Societät GmbH, to acquire the publishing business of the daily newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau from the insolvent Druck- und Verlagshaus Frankfurt am Main.
Hengeler Mueller advised FAZ and Frankfurter Societät on antitrust matters. The Hengeler Mueller Team included partners Alf-Henrik Bischke (Antitrust, Düsseldorf) and Horst Satzky (Antitrust, Frankfurt) as well as senior associate Enno Ahlenstiel (Düsseldorf).