Matteo Foschi

Principal

Matteo Foschi is a principal at Charles River Associates’ European Competition Practice in London. Matteo is a micro economist, with an expertise in industrial organization, competition policy, and incentive theory.

He has advised clients on mergers, abuse of dominance cases, horizontal and vertical joint ventures, and auction design proposals and has worked on cases in a wide range of industries, including marine engineering, IT, telecoms, e-commerce, aviation and retail.

Prior to joining CRA, Matteo held a Max Weber Fellowship in economics at the European University Institute and the Royal Economic Society Junior Fellowship. Matteo holds a PhD from the University of Leicester where he also served as a Lecturer.

Selected Engagements

  • 01
    Administrative Council for Economic Defense unconditionally cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of XandR
    On 2 March 2022, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense unconditionally cleared Microsoft’s $1bn acquisition of XandR (an online platform for the...
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  • 02
    European Commission unconditionally clears Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance
    ** Update March 2, 2022 On 02 March 2022 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it would clear Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance without...
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  • 03
    CMA clears Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax
    On 8 March 2021, the European Commission unconditionally cleared Microsoft’s $7.5bn acquisition of ZeniMax (publisher of video games including the Fallout and...
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