BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The following mergers and joint venture
agreements have been notified to the European Commission for regulatory
clearance:
RECENT NOTIFICATIONS
Sept 18 -Proposed joint venture between Merrill Lynch & Co Inc and Abbey
National
RECENT EXTENSION
Sept 7 -Proposed acquisition by Ineos of Norsk Hydro ASA's Kerling
RECENT INQUIRY RESTART
Sept 5 -Proposed acquisition by SCA of P&G tissue business
PHASE ONE INVESTIGATIONS
Aug 20 -Proposed acquisition by Apax Partners SA of Telenor ASA satellite
services unit
-Proposed acquisition by T-Mobile of Orange Nederlands
Aug 21 -Proposed acquisition by Cinven's Rozier of BHS Holdings
-Proposed acquisition by Allianz SE consortium of Scandlines (Candidate
for simplified procedure)
Aug 23 -Proposed acquisition by Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd, Itochu Corporation,
Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co Ltd of AK&N (Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Syral of Tate & Lyle division
Aug 24 -Proposed acquisition by Ineos of Borealis' Norwegian operations
-Proposed acquisition by WL Ross of C&A Automotive Interior Business
(Candidate for simplified procedure)
Aug 27 -Proposed joint venture between Alstom and SBB Cargo (Candidate for
simplified procedure)
Aug 28 -Proposed acquisition by Candover of Stork (Candidate for simplified
procedure)
-Proposed acquisition of Flextronics of Selectron
-Proposed acquisition by CVC Capital Partners of Taminco
Aug 29 -Proposed joint venture between Television Francaise (TF1) and Artemis
Aug 30 -Proposed acquisition by Rhenus of TMI (Candidate for simplified
procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Basic Element unit Russian Machines of Magna
International Inc
-Proposed joint venture between BP, Associated British Foods and DuPont
biofuel
Aug 31 -Proposed solar-grade silicon joint venture between Umicore and Norsk
Hydro ASA (Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by ECAS, 3i Group of Hejenion (Candidate for
simplified procedure)
Sept 3 -Proposed acquisition by Etex Group and Lafarge SA of Gyplac (Candidate
for simplified procedure)
Sept 4 -Proposed acquisition by Norddeutsche Affinerie AG of Cumerio
Sept 5 -Proposed acquisition by Nationale a Portfeuille (CNP) of 50 pct stake in
Go Voyages (Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Kesa Electricals PLC of Electrodomesticos Menaje
Del Hogar Sociedad Anonima (EMH) (Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Wallenius, Antelo of AutoLogics's GAL (Candidate
for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by SCA of P&G tissue business
Sept 7 -Proposed acquisition by Bayerische Landesbank of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank
(Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Yara International ASA of Kemira GrowHow Oyj
-Proposed acquisition by Ineos of Norsk Hydro ASA's Kerling
Sept 10 -Proposed merger between Saga, AA
Sept 11 -Proposed joint venture between Penske Corp and General Motors Corp
Sept 12 -Proposed joint venture between Amadeus IT Group SA and Sabre Holdings
(Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by BNP Paribas unit Cetelem of Findomestic Banca
(Candidate for simplified procedure)
Sept 13 -Proposed acquisition by Bain Capital LLC of Brake Bros (Candidate for
simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Dubal, Mubadala of Emal joint venture
(Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by PSB of Ovako (Candidate for simplified
procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Sagard of Flakt Woods (Candidate for simplified
procedure)
Sept 14 -Proposed acquisition by AGCO, ARGO of Laverda (Candidate for simplified
procedure)
Sept 17 -Proposed acquisition by Carlyle of Zodiac SA marine unit
-Proposed acquisition by GDFI of Energie Investimenti (Candidate for
simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by CVC Capital Partners of Univar NV
Sept 18 -Proposed acquisition by Groupama of Nuova Tirrena (Candidate for
simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by KKR of Harman International
-Proposed acquisition by Ericsson AB of LHS AG
-Proposed acquisition by Ineos, Champagne Cereales for joint control of
Thywissen
-Proposed joint venture between Merrill Lynch & Co Inc and Abbey
National
Sept 19 -Proposed acquisition by Banco Santander Central Hispano of ABN Amro
Holding NV's assets (Candidate for simplified procedure)
-Proposed acquisition by Fortis NV of ABN Amro assets
-Proposed acquisition by Royal Bank of Scotland of ABN Amro assets
-Proposed acquisition by Alstom of Ecotecnia
The Commission launches first-phase inquiries into all deals that meet EU merger
thresholds. These inquiries last one month, but are extended by two weeks when
companies offer remedies, or when a national competition authority asks to rule
on the deal. A deal that is not expected to raise competition concerns may be
submitted as a candidate for the EU's simplified merger procedure, a reduced
regulatory process. The Commission is entitled to transform a simplified inquiry
into a full first-phase inquiry.
IN-DEPTH SECOND-PHASE INVESTIGATIONS
Sept 13 -Proposed acquisition by Travelport Ltd of travel reservations systems
operator Worldspan LP
Oct 10 -Proposed merger between Sony Corp and Bertelsmann AG's recorded music
divisions
Oct 19 -Proposed acquisition by Kronospan of Constantia Industries A's raw and
coated particle board business
Dec 12 -Proposed acquisition by A-TEC's AEE of GEA's Lentjes
Dec 14 -Proposed acquisition by Syniverse of Billing Services Group unit
The Commission opens in-depth probes lasting up to four months if competition
concerns cannot be resolved during the first-phase inquiry.
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