Olivia Hagger

United Kingdom, London

Head of Antitrust at LSEG

Profession: Lawyer, In-House Counsel

Industry: Competition, Financial Services

About:

As Head of Antitrust at London Stock Exchange Group, Olivia has group-wide responsibility for competition compliance. Olivia supports the group’s strategic initiatives by advising on competition law implications for commercial projects. Olivia also manages competition and foreign investment approvals for group M&A, such as the $27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv in 2021 (conditional clearance by the EC), and the recent acquisition of Quantile (Phase 2 unconditional clearance by the CMA).

languages

English

Expertise:

AntitrustCompliance ProgrammesMerger ControlAbuse of DominanceAntitrust LawCommercial agreements

Experience:

LSEG

Head of Antitrust at LSEG

November 2018 - Present • London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the Group's competition compliance, competition law advice for strategic initiatives and commercial arrangements, as well as managing merger control and foreign investment approvals for M&A.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Senior Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

13 years 2 mth • September 2005 - November 2018 • London, United Kingdom

Advised clients across a range of industries on competition law issues including investigations, mergers, abuse of dominance and vertical relationships. Significant experience in dealing with the European Commission and UK and other national competition authorities and sectoral regulators.

Education:

King's College, London

2008 - 2009

Post-graduate Diploma in EU Competition Law

BPP Law School

2004 - 2005

Legal Practice Course

BPP Law School

2003 - 2004

Graduate Diploma in Law

University of Oxford

1998 - 2002