CTS Eventim/FNAC Darty Merger

Analysis Group was retained on behalf of German live entertainment and ticketing service provider CTS Eventim AG & CO. KGaA (CTS Eventim) and FNAC Darty, a French online retailer of consumer electronic products, in connection with an investigation by the European Commission of the proposed merger between the parties.

An Analysis Group team led by Managing Principal Antoine Chapsal and Vice President Philipp Tillmann conducted a market study of the ticketing business in France to assess the size and makeup of the market, which was submitted to the European Commission. The European Commission approved the transaction with no divestiture requirements.