EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 5)

BRUSSELS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under
review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU
merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

None

NEW LISTINGS:

-- U.S. software company Microsoft (MSFT.O) to acquire video
chat service Skype (notified Sept. 2/deadline Oct. 7)

-- Private equity firm Apax Partners [APAX.UL] to acquire
U.S. maker of medical devices Kinetic Concepts Inc KCI.N
(notified Sept. 2/deadline Oct. 7)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE

SEPT 5

-- Liberty International to acquire the Irish general
insurance business of Quinn Insurance which is under
administration (notified July 29/deadline Sept. 5/simplified)

SEPT 7

-- Private equity firm Apollo to acquire German water
management product compamy VAG (notified Aug. 2/deadline Sept.
7/simplified)

SEPT 9

-- French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) to acquire the
non-Dutch factoring business of Fortis Commercial Finance
Holding from Dutch lender ABN AMRO [ABNNV.UL] (notified Aug.
4/deadline Sept. 9)

SEPT 16

-- French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) to acquire insurer
Fortis Luxembourg VIE (notified Aug. 11/deadline Sept.
16/simplified)

SEPT 19

-- French investment company Eurazeo (EURA.PA) to acquire a
stake in French clothing maker Moncler (notified Aug.
12/deadline Sept. 19)

SEPT 20

-- German specialty glass supplier Flabeg GmbH, German solar
receiver maker Schott Solar CSP GmbH and German renewable energy
company sbp sonne gmbh to establish joint venture (notified Aug.
16/deadline Sept. 20/simplified)

SEPT 21

-- Indian industrial group Motherson Group to acquire stakes
in auto parts company Peguform Group and German fibre composite
components supplier Wethje Group from Austrian auto parts
company Cross Industries (notified Aug. 17/deadline Sept.
21/simplified)

-- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board to acquire
Australia's MAp Group MAP.AX interests in Copenhagen Airport
(notified Aug. 17/deadline Sept. 21/simplified)

-- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board to acquire
Australia's MAp Group MAP.AX interests in Brussels Airport
(notified Aug. 17/deadline Sept. 21/simplified)

-- Private equity firm CIE Management IX Ltd. to acquire
Swedish telecommunications company Nordic Cable Acquisition
Company Sub-Holding AB (notified on Aug. 17/deadline Sept.
21/simplified)

SEPT 22

-- U.S. company Dow Chemical (DOW.N) and Ube Advanced
Materials, which is owned by Japan's Ube Industries, to set up a
joint venture (notified Aug. 18/deadline Sept. 22/simplified)

SEPT 26

-- German carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) to acquire German
truckmaker MAN SE (MANG.DE) (notified Aug. 22/deadline Sept. 26)

-- German carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) to acquire Dutch financial
services group ING's (ING.AS) car lease unit (notified Aug.
22/deadline Sept. 26)

-- Private equity firm Triton to acquire garden fertiliser
companny Compo from German potash miner K+S SDFG.DE (notified
Aug. 22/deadline Sept. 26)

-- Polish heating distributor Dalkia Polska to acquire the
majority of the capital share of Polish heating distributor
Stoleczne Przedsiebiorstwo (notified on Aug. 22/deadline Sept.
26/simplified)