Mauricio Chikitani

Associate Principal

Mauricio Chikitani is an associate principal at Charles River Associates’ European Competition Practice in London.

Mauricio is an empirical micro economist, with an expertise in applied econometrics. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago, where he also served as lecturer for the college.

Since joining CRA, Mauricio has worked on several mergers and litigation cases, involving companies in the technology, car manufacturing, telecoms, and retail sectors.

Selected engagements

  • 01
    CMA closes its merger inquiry into the Microsoft/OpenAI partnership
    The CMA investigated whether the terms of the partnership led to Microsoft exerting de facto control over OpenAI and whether the benefits brought by the...
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  • 02
    CMA clears acquisition of Teads by Outbrain
    On 31 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the unconditional clearance of Outbrain’s acquisition of Teads.
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  • 03
    CMA clears Microsoft’s hiring of former Inflection employees after phase 1 review
    On 4 September 2024, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) cleared Microsoft’s hiring of certain former employees of, and its entry into associated...
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