EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 5)
BRUSSELS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The following are proposed mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures under review by the European Commission, and a brief guide to the EU merger process:
APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:
-- Spanish life insurer Zurich Vida and Spanish non-life insurer Zurich Generales buy Spanish life insurer BanSabadell Vida, Spanish pension products company BanSabadell Pensiones and Spanish non-life insurer BanSabadell Generales (approved Sept. 5)
NEW LISTINGS:
-- French real estate leasing and management company Klepierre (LOIM.PA) and Dutch pension funds company Stichting Pensioenfonds buy Norwegian shopping centres management company Steen & Stroem (notified Aug. 25/deadline Sept. 29/simplified)
-- U.S. global payment card company American Express (AXP.N) and Belgian banking and insurance company Fortis (FOR.BR) buy Belgian payment card company Alpha Card (notified Aug. 29/deadline Oct. 3)
-- U.S. composite polymers company Ashland (ASH.N) buys U.S. specialty chemicals company Hercules HPC.N (notified Sept. 1/deadline Oct. 6)
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:
None
FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:
SEPT 8
-- Air France (AIRF.PA) unit KLM buys Martinair Holland [MART.UL], another airline (notified July 17/deadline Aug 25/10 working days extension/new deadline Sept 8)
-- Luxembourg investment firm CVC and German civil law foundation RAG [RUHR.UL] buy German real estate conglomerate Evonik (notified Aug 1/deadline Sept 8)
SEPT 9
-- Spanish petroleum products company Galp Energia Espana, Portuguese energy-related services company Amorim and Portuguese retail and corporate banking services company CGD buy Spanish petroleum products company Agip Espana (notified Aug 4/deadline Sept 9)
SEPT 10
-- Dutch concrete and wire products manufacturer Hombergh and Dutch investment company De Pundert buy Dutch printing services provider RSDB (notified Aug 5/deadline Sept 10)
SEPT 15
-- Spanish bank and insurer Banco Santander (SAN.MC) buys UK financial services company Alliance & Leicester ALLL.L (notified Aug 8/deadline Sept 15)
-- Japanese electronic consumer products company Sony (6758.T) buys U.S. recorded music company Sony BMG (notified Aug 8/deadline Sept 15)
-- Japanese electronic materials and components company TDK (6762.T) buys German electronic components company Epcos EPCGn.DE (notified Aug 8/deadline Sept 15)
-- Austrian energy production company Centrex Europe Energy & Gas, German ZMB and Italian electricity and gas supplier Enia (EN.MI) buy Italian energy trader Enia Energia and Italian gas company SPV JV (notified Aug 8/deadline Sept 15)
-- Austrian construction services company Strabag (STRV.VI) buys German road construction materials company Kirchner (notified July 25/deadline Sept 1/10 working days extension/new deadline Sept 15)
SEPT 16
-- Diehl, a German defence and aero systems company; and Thales (TCFP.PA), the French aerospace and defence firm, buy Laupheim, a manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products (notified Aug 11/deadline Sept 16/simplified)
SEPT 17
-- Italian metal components company CLN and UK vehicle body structure company Wagon WAGN.L buy Italian roll-formed steel beams company WM (notified Aug 12/deadline Sept 17/simplified)
-- Belgian waste management company Indaver and Dutch investment fund company NEIF buy German waste management company SAV (notified Aug 12/deadline Sept 17/simplified)
SEPT 18
-- Worldwide trader Mitsui and Turkish steel distributor Bamesa Celik buy Turkish steel processing company Bami (notified Aug 13/deadline Sept 18/simplified)
-- UK private equity investor Lion Capital (LCHL.OB) buys UK food products company Foodvest Group (notified Aug 13/deadline Sept 18)
-- French consumer credit company Sofinco and French catering and services company Sodexo (EXHO.PA) create a joint venture (notified Aug 13/deadline Sept 18/simplified)
SEPT 19
-- Canadian metals producer Teck (TCKb.TO) buys Canadian mutual trust fund Fording FDG_u.TO, established in connection with the creation of coal company EVCP (notified Aug 14/deadline Sept 19/simplified)
-- Maltese corporate group GMR (GMRI.BO) and Canadian pension funds company OTPPB buy Dutch electricity generation facilities company InterGen (notified Aug 13/deadline Sept 19/simplified)
-- U.S. food service equipment company Manitowoc (MTW.N) buys UK food service equipment company Enodis ENO.L (notified July 31/deadline Sept 5/10 working days extension/new deadline Sept 19) -- U.S. private equity investments company Gores Group buys communications products company Siemens Enterprise Communications (notified Aug 14/deadline Sept 19/simplified/changed to non-simplified on Sept. 2)
SEPT 23
-- NTT Data Corp, part of Japanese telecoms group NTT (9432.T), acquires all of Cirquent GmbH of Germany, an IT services company (notified Aug 19/deadline Sept 23/simplified)
-- DSV Air & Sea Holding A/S of Denmark acquires control of all of ABX Logistics Worldwide SA/NV of Belgium (notified Aug 19/simplified/deadline Sept 23)
-- UK marketing data services company WPP (WPP.L) buys UK consulting company TNS (notified Aug 4/deadline Sept 9/10 working days extension/new deadline Sept. 23)
SEPT 24
-- Bertelsmann (BTGGg.F) of Germany, 3i (III.L) Group of Britain, Gustavo Garcia Brusilovsky of Spain and Gerald Heydenreich of Latvia acquire joint control of Buy Vip of Spain (notified Aug 20/deadline Sept 24/simplified)
-- ERGO International, an insurance unit of German reinsurer Munich Re (MUVGn.DE), acquires control of the whole of Bank Austria Creditanstalt Versicherung, an insurance company primarily active in supply of life insurance in Austria (notified Aug 20/deadline Sept 24/simplified)
SEPT 25
-- Arques Industries AG of Germany to acquire all of SHC, currently controlled by Germany's Siemens (SIEGn.DE) (notified Aug 21/deadline Sept 25)
-- German carmaker Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE) acquires control of all of Volkswagen Group Ireland Ltd (notified Aug 21/deadline Sept 25)
SEPT 29
-- Rail Cargo Austria AG, a freight transport and forwarding company, acquires control of the whole of Hungarian peer MAV Cargo (notified Aug 25/deadline Sept 29)
SEPT 30
-- US real estate investor and manager MSREF VI Morgan Stanley and UK hotels management company IHG buy seven InterContinental-branded hotels located in the EU; MSREF buys Crowne Plaza Wiesbaden Hotel (notified Aug 26/deadline Sept 30/simplified)
-- French undertaking RTB Pharma, belonging to the Phoenix Group, enters into a full merger with 14 agencies for pharmaceutical wholesale in France which currently perform the business CERP Lorraine - Repartition France (notified Aug. 26/deadline Sept 30/simplified)
-- Italian public utility company Acea (ACE.MI) and Italian water treatment and supply company Ondeo buy Italian water treatment and supply company Acque Blu (notified Aug 11/deadline Sept 16/simplified/10 working days extension/new deadline Sept. 30)
-- Austrian construction company Strabag (STRV.VI) buys German buildings management services company DeTe Immobilien (notified Aug. 26/deadline Sept. 30/simplified)
OCT 2
-- German banking company Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) buys Belgian banking company ABN AMRO (notified Aug 26/deadline Oct 2)
-- German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) buys control of Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) (OTEr.AT) (notified Aug 28/deadline Oct 2).
OCT 3
-- Raw materials buyer Tata Limited of Britain, Mubadala and Lochmore acquire joint control of Piaggio Aero Industries SpA, an Italian maker of aircraft parts and components (notified Aug 29/deadline Oct 3/simplified)
