Mihkel Wilding
Clayton Utz
Mihkel strikes us as a rising star in the competition and regulatory area. Mihkel is an incredibly astute lawyer and collaborates with our organisation seamlessly on some of the most complex issues and high profile projects and M&A deals.
– The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
Mihkel advises listed and non-listed entities on both behavioural and transactional antitrust matters. He works regularly with international firms in the UK, EU and US. He is sought after as counsel on investigations and enforcement, merger clearance, and competition litigation. Clients benefit from Mihkel's relationship-based approach and his commercial and strategic nous when engaging with regulators such as the ACCC and ACMA.
Brickworks Limited: Represented Brickworks and subsidiary Austral Bricks (WA) Pty Ltd in major competition law litigation against BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd, involving allegations of unlawful acquisition and misuse of market power under the Competition and Consumer Act, in the Federal Court of Australia.
Mérieux NutriSciences: Secured unconditional phase 1 merger clearance for the Australian aspects of its €360 million acquisition of a 51% stake in Bureau Veritas' global food testing business.
Nuance Communications: Acted to obtain merger clearance for its US$19.7 billion sale to Microsoft.
Cinven (Private Equity): Advised on acquiring divestiture assets offered by Sika as remedies for its €5.3 billion acquisition of MBCC.
Nippon Steel Corporation: Advised on competition law aspects of its US$720 million acquisition of a 20% interest in the Blackwater mine and a US$1.36 billion joint venture with BlueScope Steel to form NS BlueScope.
Arthur J. Gallagher: Advised on its proposed acquisition of Australian assets as part of the Aon/Willis Towers global merger remedies package.
Flutter Entertainment: Secured unconditional ACCC informal merger clearance for its acquisition of online wagering provider, BetEasy (now Sportsbet).
Tatts Group Limited: Successfully obtained merger authorisation from the Australian Competition Tribunal for Tabcorp’s $11 billion acquisition of Tatts.
Infosys: Advised on its acquisition of IT group The Missing Link.
Digital retail platforms: Advises retail platforms on establishing their Australian operations and ensuring compliance with competition and consumer laws.
Listed Payments Institution: Provided competition and merger control advice on various takeover bids.
Volvo Group: Advises on competition, consumer law, contract, and franchising matters.
Ikea: Advises on competition, consumer law, and sustainability initiatives.
Indara: Represented Indara in Federal Court judicial review proceedings against ACMA decisions on levies and charges, and acts on telecommunications regulatory issues.
Medicines Australia: Secured ACCC authorisations for members to collaborate on potential COVID-19 supply shortages.
Originator pharmaceutical companies: Advises on competition issues related to late life-cycle strategies, the development of combination medicines and supply and distribution strategies.
humm: Successfully opposed the ACCC’s authorisation of an industry code in the energy technology and finance sectors.
Woolworths Limited: Secured ACCC informal merger clearance for its $1.7 billion petrol business sale to EG Group and its 65% acquisition of PFD Food Services.
Optus: Successfully represented SingTel Optus in two ACL false or misleading conduct cases against Telstra.
Nexans SA: Successfully defended against an ACCC cartel enforcement action.