EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 19)
BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (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:
-- DSV Air & Sea Holding A/S of Denmark acquires control of all of ABX Logistics Worldwide SA/NV of Belgium (approved Sept. 19)
-- 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 Austrian life insurance (approved Sept. 19)
-- Bertelsmann (BTGGg.F) of Germany, 3i (3IN.L) Group of Britain, Gustavo Garcia Brusilovsky of Spain and Gerald Heydenreich of Latvia acquire joint control of Buy Vip of Spain (approved Sept. 19)
NEW LISTINGS:
-- Allianz Lebensversicherungs ALLG.DE and Allianz Versicherungs, belonging to German insurer Allianz (ALVG.DE), and GLL AMB Generali Holding Bank Center of Luxembourg, belonging to the Italian Generali Group (GASI.MI), acquire joint control of Hungarian rental companies TopTorony and Shaza (notified Sept. 10/deadline Oct. 15/simplified)
-- U.S. plastics and chemicals company Dow Chemical (DOW.N) and Petrochemical Industries Co KSC, controlled by Kuwait Petroleum Corp, acquire joint control of a new company active in manufacturing and marketing polyethylene, polypropylene and other products (notified Sept. 12/deadline Oct. 17/simplified)
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:
-- Dutch raw milk company Friesland Foods enters into a full merger with Dutch raw milk company Campina (notified June 12/deadline July 17/in-depth probe opened July 17/new deadline Nov. 24/on Sept. 19, deadline extended to Dec. 1)
FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:
SEPT 19
-- 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)
-- 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 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)
-- 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)
SEPT 30
-- U.S. real estate investor and manager MSREF VI Morgan Stanley and UK hotel 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 (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
-- Germany's Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) buys certain assets of 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 Ltd 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)
-- 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)
OCT 6
-- U.S. composite polymers company Ashland (ASH.N) buys U.S. specialty chemicals company Hercules HPC.N (notified Sept. 1/deadline Oct. 6)
OCT 10
-- German pharmaproducts company Haniel and German holiday hotels company Schmidt-Ruthenbeck buy German cash and carry markets company Metro AG (MEOG.DE) (notified Sept. 5/deadline Oct. 10/simplified)
-- French pharmaceuticals and human vaccines company Sanofi-Aventis (SASY.PA) buys generic pharmaceuticals firm Zentiva ZNTVsp.PR (notified Sept. 5/deadline Oct. 10)
OCT 13
-- French global services company Capgemini (CAPP.PA) buys Dutch IT services group Getronics PinkRoccade's Business Application Services BV (BAS) unit in the Netherlands (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13)
-- Brazilian meat processor Marfrig (MRFG3.SA) buys some Brazilian and European undertakings of U.S. fresh and processed poultry company OSI Group (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13)
OCT 14
-- UK pharmaceutical products wholesaler Alliance Boots [AB.UL] buys German pharmaceutical products wholesaler Megapharm (notified Sept. 9/deadline Oct. 14/simplified)
OCT 15
-- Italy's Eni (ENI.MI) buys Belgian natural gas company Distrigas, part of French utility Suez (LYOE.PA) (notified Sept. 10/deadline Oct. 15)
-- German commercial bank Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and U.S. global investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS.N) buy Dutch finance leasing company Befraco (notified Sept. 10/deadline Oct. 15/simplified)
OCT 17
-- Portuguese oil company Galp Energia (GALP.LS) acquires U.S. energy major ExxonMobil's (XOM.N) businesses in Portugal and Spain (notified Sept. 12/deadline Oct. 17)
