Primary location

8 Finsbury Circus
London, EC2M 7EA, UK

Valter Sorana

Director

Dr. Valter Sorana is a Director with Charles River Associates. Prior to joining CRA, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Econometrics and Operations Research, Fellow of the Center for Economic Research (CentER) and senior member of the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Dr. Sorana has previous consulting experience in the United States as a Senior Associate with CRA. He has provided advice on mergers, allegations of abuse of dominant position, auction design, auction bidding strategies, competition and regulatory policy in a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Dr. Sorana has a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University, and is a native Italian speaker.

Education

Ph.D. Economics, Stanford University
Laurea Economics and Commerce, University of Rome I "La Sapienza"

Cases

Ethniki / CVC

Nexi / SIA

London Stock Exchange Group/Refinitiv

General Motors/ICA

Liberty Global/Vodafone

MTN

Migrata

Ice Cream (Italy)

Avantor/VWR

Telenor (Margin Squeeze)

Hutchinson 3G Italy/Wind JV

Sky (BT/Ofcom WMO)

Atlantia/Abertis

Vodafone/Liberty Global Dutch JV

Cellcom/Golan

CJEU judgement on Unilever confirms Intel principles also apply to exclusivity clauses

EC unconditionally clears CVC’s acquisition of Ethniki

ICA clears merger between Nexi and SIA

TAR annuls sanctions against car manufacturers by the ICA

EC unconditionally clears Nexi’s acquisition of Intesa San Paolo’s merchant book

EC approves Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer joint venture

Vodafone's acquisition of Liberty Global cable business gets European Commission approval

EC approves Atlantia’s acquisition of Abertis, creating the world’s largest toll motorway operator

Hutchinson/VimpelCom Italian mobile telecom merger cleared by EC, subject to conditions

Vodafone/Liberty Global Dutch JV gets Phase I clearance by EC, subject to conditions