Our team of economists and regulatory finance experts have extensive experience in the UK, the EU and Asia-Pacific. 
We combine a technical grasp of regulation, competition, micro and macroeconomics with our deep understanding of the strategic and political context within which government departments and independent agencies operate. We understand how regulatory bodies approach questions and weigh evidence and how our clients can engage with impact.

How we help clients

By combining deep technical knowledge with understanding of both economics and the political context, we work with our clients to
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Drive successful M&A outcomes
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Develop and execute effective regulatory strategies
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Build evidence to support casework or policy positions
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Prepare compelling regulatory, competition and policy submissions
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Engage effectively with decision-makers

Our offer

Analysis and evidence building
Competition and regulation policy and strategy
Competition clearance and investment screening
Investigations and litigation
We work with our clients to develop compelling economic analysis backed by robust evidence. Analysis and evidence can be powerful tools when seeking to engage decision-makers. That means getting the economics right, as well as assembling the appropriate evidence and understanding the political and policy context.
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We help our clients develop and implement effective regulatory strategies, so that they can anticipate, shape and respond to regulatory developments, build well-functioning regulatory teams and cultivate effective relationships with their regulators and competition authorities.
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Our experts have come from inside government and regulators, so they understand how transactions will be viewed by authorities and how risks can be mitigated to secure smooth execution. From national security to public interest and competition, government and regulatory intervention in transactions increasingly presents risk to execution. This environment is navigable with the right strategy.
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We help our clients understand and navigate the complex challenges that arise in competition law investigations, market studies, and market investigations, and from regulatory obligations imposed in regulated sectors. We also provide extensive support on litigation and regulatory appeals, working closely with legal teams to achieve the best possible prospects for success.
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Our approach

We advise corporates and investors on the regulatory, policy and political aspects of transactions. This includes: Regulatory and policy due diligence pre-execution Competition clearance and investment screening in the UK, EU, EU member states and Asia-Pacific Political risk management.
Political, regulatory and policy due diligence
Commercially driven political, policy, and regulatory due diligence. We identify risks and opportunities and make practical recommendations to help investors and management respond.
Competition clearance
Expert advice on regulatory filings, design of structural or behavioural remedies, responses to information requests and other engagement with competition authorities on antitrust matters.
Investment screening and other public interest reviews
In-depth support navigating investment screening and other public interest reviews, including advice on formal filings, design of remedies and engagement strategies.
Political risk management
Strategic advice where transactions are politically sensitive.          
                                                                                        

Sectors where we can help

We serve a range of clients operating in many sectors where public policy and regulation is a significant factor in planning and strategic decision-making. We offer external challenge, additional bandwidth and practical support. As a global firm, we draw on and integrate the experience of our teams across the word.
Defence
Energy
Financial services
Food, drink and farming
Health and life sciences
Manufacturing and industry
Media, entertainment and sport
Technology
Telecommunications
Transport
Water
We work with companies and investors in the defence sector, providing strategic advice on the political and policy environment. We support defence firms of all sizes across multiple technology segments and jurisdictions to navigate complex policy, geopolitical and regulatory issues. We also help investors understand defence policy and regulatory impacts which affect their portfolios, including by offering deep expertise of defence policy and related policy areas, providing insights, and conducting company and market due diligence.



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We support companies at the heart of the energy transition to navigate the rapidly changing policy and regulatory environment that impacts investment and commercial plans.
Our specialist team comes from the most senior levels of energy regulation and policy. We use our unique insight and understanding of how policy and regulation will evolve to advise generators, network companies, retailers, and investors on how to positively shape the policy debate and manage regulatory risk.
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We help financial services institutions, from established players to growing fintechs, navigate an ever-more complex regulatory and policy landscape and understand the broader political context in which these events take place.
Our team brings together expertise from senior levels of UK, European and Asian financial institutions, regulators and government, to provide advice and insight across the financial services landscape.

We combine deep technical knowledge with first-hand experience of policy and regulatory decision-making, to help businesses and investors anticipate and manage developments and take strategic decisions to achieve successful commercial outcomes.
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We help food, drink and farming clients navigate the changing regulatory and policy landscape to achieve their commercial goals.
The food, drink and farming policy and regulatory environment is continuously evolving affecting businesses that operate in the UK, EU and beyond.

Companies need to identify and mitigate potential risks and ensure they capitalise on opportunities in the developing nutritional and agricultural landscape.
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Changes in health policy and regulation pose both commercial opportunities and risks.
We help major corporates, investors and portfolio companies anticipate, interpret and respond to opportunities from changes in health policy, regulation and politics to deliver improved commercial outcomes. Our team brings together expertise from senior levels of UK and European ministries, public health bodies, competition authorities, and regulators.

What differentiates us is our cross-disciplinary expertise that provides us with a sophisticated understanding of the interdependencies of health and care policy with the wider political system; a forensic focus on driving commercial outcomes, and a proven track record in the sector.
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We help advanced manufacturers to navigate a fast moving regulatory and policy landscape, to anticipate and manage domestic and geopolitical risk, and to take advantage of opportunities, for example in new technologies, trade, investment.
We apply our extensive experience working in industrial policy within government, and serving clients across many advanced manufacturing segments (such as auto, aero, and energy) to help our clients anticipate, interpret and respond to political, policy and regulatory developments relevant to their commercial aims. We work with them to ensure their strategies, priorities and activities take account of these external changes, and we help businesses to bring together the arguments and evidence they can use to shape debate in the political and policy sphere.
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We work with major players in the media, sports and entertainment sectors to provide strategic advice at a time where policy and regulation is seeking to adapt to rapid developments in technology and societal expectations.
We help major companies and institutions deliver improved commercial outcomes by anticipating, interpreting and responding to opportunities and risks created by change in policy, regulation and politics.
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We work with companies and investors in the technology sector, supporting their businesses with strategic advice on political and policy change.
We provide political and policy advice to some of the largest operators in the technology industry, including clients in artificial intelligence (AI), e-commerce, fintech, new media and communications.
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We help telecommunications providers and investors navigate a complex and ever-changing competition, policy and regulatory landscape drawing on our deep sector knowledge and extensive senior level industry experience.
Our team brings together a unique mix of senior expertise from UK and European telecoms regulators and government,
and extensive experience of advising the world’s leading telecoms operators to provide advice and insight across the telecommunications regulatory and competition landscape.
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We help companies, investors, and sector bodies navigate fast-changing and complex transport policy and regulation.
We advise transport clients on managing risks and seizing opportunity from structural sector reform, decarbonisation, transport funding and finances, and regulation of new modes of transport. Our team has worked within transport authorities, at the highest levels of politics and policy, and at regulators. We advise organisations in the sector on making their voice heard, by crafting commercially informed policy propositions that also benefit consumers and the Exchequer.
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We help companies, investors, and sector bodies navigate fast-changing and complex transport policy and regulation.
We advise regulated water companies and major institutional investors on their strategic and investment decisions. Our team brings together experts from regulators, government and industry; we draw on our deep understanding of how the sector is run, regulated and governed, as well as the wider political context.
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Let’s discuss

We will be delighted to discuss how Flint could support you and tailor our services to help you deliver commercial success in this area.
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