EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 29)

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under
review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU
merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- French utility Veolia (VIE.PA) to acquire several
European water supply and treatment businesses from British
water utility United Utilities Group (UU.L) ( approved Oct. 28)

-- EADS (EAD.PA) and Atlas Elektronic to merge their
subsidiaries to form a joint venture in maritime security
(approved Oct. 28)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- U.S. company Tyco Electronics (TEL.N) to acquire
broadband equipment maker ADC Telecommunications ADCT.O
(notified Oct. 28/deadline Dec. 6)

-- Irish glass product maker Ardagh Glass Group [ARDGR.UL]
to acquire metal packaging company Impress (notified Oct.
26/deadline Dec. 2)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:

NOV 3

-- Private equity firm Cinven [CINV.UL] to acquire British
water meter installer Spice SPI.L (notified Sept. 27/deadline
Nov. 3/simplified)

NOV 4

-- Irish oil company Topaz to acquire a 50 percent stake in
fuel marketing company Shell Aviation Ireland, which is part of
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) (notified Sept. 28/deadline Nov. 4)

NOV 5

-- IK to acquire sole control of German pharmaceutical
products company GHD GesundHeits GmbH Deutschland and its
subsidiaries (notified Sept. 29/deadline Nov. 5/simplified)

NOV 9

-- Construction company Zublin, which is owned by Austrian
builder Strabag SE (STRV.VI), and German industrial company VMT
to form a joint venture (notified Oct. 1/deadline Nov.
9/simplified)

-- French engineering group Alstom (ALSO.PA) to acquire
joint control of Russian train equipment producer JSC
Transmashholding (TMH) (notified Oct. 1/deadline Nov.
9/simplified)

-- Hong Kong's TPV Technology (0903.HK) to acquire Dutch
electronics group Philips' (PHG.AS) branded PC monitor business,
its branded public signage business and its branded CTV business
in China (notified Oct. 1/deadline Nov. 9)

-- Swedish security services firm Securitas AB (SECUb.ST) to
acquire British firm Reliance Security Services (notified Oct.
1/deadline Nov. 9)

NOV 10

-- French bank Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA) to acquire sole
control of Italian bank Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia SpA,
which is indirectly controlled by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (ISP.MI)
(notified Sept. 20/deadline extended to Nov. 10 from Oct. 25
after member states submitted a referral request)

NOV 11

-- Private equity firm Sun Capital to acquire Dutch
department store chain Divisie Vroom & Dreesmann (notified Oct.
5/deadline Nov. 11/simplified)

NOV 12

-- Norwegian industrial company Aker (AKER.OL) and private
equity firm Lindsay Goldberg to set up a joint venture (notified
Oct. 6/deadline Nov. 12/simplified)