Düsseldorf Competition Economics

Name

Düsseldorf Competition Economics

Legal name

Düsseldorf Competition Economics GmbH

Website

https://dus-competition.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Competition Economics Consulting

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Damages & Lost Profits Analysis (BPAHANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Competition Policy, State Aid & Public Procurement Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAO)

Keywords

• Competition economics consulting
• Antitrust advisory services
• Merger control analysis
• Cartel damages quantification
• Regulatory economic consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Expert Economic Consulting Services: Professional economic consulting for competition proceedings, regulatory matters, and policy analysis. Services include merger control assessments, cartel damages quantification, abuse of dominance analysis, sector studies, and regulatory advisory work. Revenue generated through billable consulting engagements with companies, law firms, government agencies, and industry associations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Düsseldorf Competition Economics is a specialized economic consulting firm delivering expert analysis and quantitative assessment for competition law proceedings, regulatory matters, and economic policy. Services span merger control support, cartel damages quantification, abuse of dominance analysis, sector studies, regulatory framework development, and policy advisory work. The firm serves corporations, law firms, government authorities, and industry associations across eight industry verticals, producing court-ready expert reports and evidence-based assessments for proceedings with competition authorities and regulators.

Product overview

Düsseldorf Competition Economics (DCE) is a consulting firm providing economic advisory services across eight core service areas: Merger Control, Litigation & Damage Quantification, Cartels & Anti-competitive Agreements, Abuse of Dominance, Intangibles & IP, Sector Analysis & Market Structure, Regulatory Issues, and Economic Policy. The firm serves clients across eight industry verticals: Telecom/Media/Technology, Retail & Consumer, Energy & Natural Resources, Logistics & Mobility, Industrials, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Economic Governance & Public Policy, and Digital Economy. With over 130 successfully completed cases, DCE delivers expert economic analysis for regulatory proceedings, competition authorities, and legal disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Merger Control (Fusionskontrolle)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 130 successfully completed cases demonstrating extensive experience
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Circle for Competition DamagescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025Joint conference hosting partnership for The Pass-On Defense in Cartel Damages Litigation conference. DCE co-organizes annual conferences with this European expert network, bringing together practitioners from law and economics across Europe to discuss competition damages issues.
• nexd GbRminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite design and implementation partner responsible for the design and technical implementation of DCE's website.
• Heinrich-Heine-Universität DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal founding institution. DCE originated as a spin-off from the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) at the university. Several team members maintain academic positions and affiliations with the university, continuing academic research and publication activities.
• Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing professional engagement through participation in the Working Group on Competition Economics (Arbeitskreis Wettbewerbsökonomie). Prof. Dr. Justus Haucap has participated in multiple sessions discussing current competition economics topics with authority staff.
• White & CaseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint seminar hosting on 'Killer Acquisitions' in pharmaceutical and digital industries. Collaboration with this international law firm on competition law seminars and educational events.
• Kanzlei RASNAČSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccessful collaboration in Latvian abuse of dominance case. Dr. Lauris Rasnacs and RASNAČS law firm worked with DCE on the case that resulted in overturning a significant fine.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Analysis Group: Analysis Group is a leading economic and financial consulting firm providing expert testimony and economic analysis in antitrust and competition matters, similar to DCE's litigation support services.
• RBB Economics: RBB Economics is a specialist competition economics consultancy with strong European and German presence, providing expert reports and damages work that directly overlaps DCE's core services.
• Frontier Economics: Frontier Economics is a European-headquartered consultancy with a strong competition and regulation practice serving regulators and corporate clients, closely comparable to DCE's sector-specific antitrust work.
• E.CA Economics: E.CA Economics is a Berlin-based competition economics boutique focused on merger control, antitrust damages, and abuse of dominance matters—closely aligned with DCE's service mix and German client base.
• Copenhagen Economics: Copenhagen Economics is a European competition and regulatory economics consultancy serving public and private clients, comparable to DCE in scope and clientele across telecom, energy, and digital markets.
• Compass Lexecon: Compass Lexecon is a top-tier economic consultancy specializing in competition economics, antitrust litigation, and damages estimation, serving the same law firm, corporate, and regulator clients as DCE.
• Charles River Associates: CRA's Antitrust & Competition Economics practice provides expert economic analysis for merger reviews, cartel litigation, and regulatory matters globally, overlapping DCE's service offerings with broader scale.
• NERA Economic Consulting: NERA is a leading global economic consultancy with deep competition, antitrust, and litigation support practices serving law firms, regulators, and corporations—directly comparable to DCE's merger control and damages quantification work.
• Oxera: Oxera is an economics consultancy with strong regulation, competition, and litigation expertise serving European regulators and corporates—directly comparable to DCE's regulatory economics and damages work.

Regional players

• WIK-Consult: WIK-Consult is a German economic consultancy specializing in regulation and competition policy in network industries (telecom, energy, post), overlapping with several of DCE's sector mandates in Germany.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dus-competition

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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