EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 16)

BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The following are planned mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- French electricity firm Electricite de France SA, belonging to EDF Group (EDF.PA), acquires Belgian electricity supplier SPE SA through the acquisition of shares held by Belgium's Segebel SA, which owns a 51 percent stake in SPE (approved Nov. 12)

-- Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAMa.TO) and asset manager Babcock & Brown Infrastructure BBI.AX acquire joint control of Australian port facility Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal via share purchases (approved Nov. 16)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) (RBS.L) and Germany's Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) acquire joint control of U.S. firm Spin HoldCo, the parent company of Coinmatch Service Corp, a supplier of outsourced laundry equipment services (notified Nov. 10/deadline Dec. 15/simplified)

-- Canadian investment fund Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Guernsey-based global banking, financial and advisory services firm Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund LP, part of Australia's Macquarie Group (MQG.AX), acquire joint control of Britain's Bristol International Airport Ltd (notified Nov. 6/deadline Dec. 11)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

DEC 3

-- Financial management consulting company Towers Perrin, Foster & Crosby Inc. to merge with peer Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc (WW.N) (notified Oct. 14/deadline Nov. 19/extended Nov. 16/new deadline Dec. 3)

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