EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 25)

BRUSSELS, Sept 25 (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:

-- Arques Industries AG (AQUG.DE) of Germany to acquire all of SHC, currently controlled by Germany's Siemens (SIEGn.DE) (approved Sept. 25)

-- German carmaker Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE) acquires control of all of Volkswagen Group Ireland Ltd (approved Sept. 25)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- Spain's Aegon Spanje, controlled by Dutch insurer Aegon (AEGN.AS), and Caixa Terrassa, a Spanish banking and insurance company, acquire joint control of the latter's insurance and pension product subsidiary CaixaTerrassa Vida (notified Sept. 22/deadline Oct. 27/simplified)

-- South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) acquires control of the whole of Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni SpA (HAII), a distributor of Hyundai vehicles in Italy, by way of contribution in kind to a new Italian company, Newco, whose share capital will be fully owned by HAII (notified Sept. 19/deadline Oct. 24/simplified)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:

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)

-- 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/on Sept. 23, deadline extended to 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)

-- 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)

OCT 17

-- Portuguese oil company Galp Energia (GALP.LS) acquires U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil's (XOM.N) businesses in Portugal and Spain (notified Sept. 12/deadline Oct. 17)

-- 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)

-- Life Assurance Holding Corp, a British specialist consolidator of life assurance companies that is controlled by Swiss Re (RUKN.VX), buys Barclays Life Assurance Co and its wholly owned subsidiary BLAC Ltd from British bank Barclays (BARC.L) (notified Sept. 12/deadline Oct. 17/simplified)

OCT 20

-- Belgian-Dutch financial group Fortis (FOR.BR)(FOR.AS) buys Delta Lloyd ABN Amro Verzekeringen Holding BV, a Dutch insurance company (notified Sept. 15/deadline Oct. 20/simplified)

OCT 22

-- Private equity company One Equity Partners, an indirect subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase (JPM.N), acquires control of German board and laminate maker Pfleiderer (PFDGn.DE) (notified Sept. 17/deadline Oct. 22/simplified)

-- System Capital Management Ltd of Cyprus, a producer of metals and coal, and Energees Investments Ltd, a Cyprus steel producer, belonging to the Smart Group, take joint control of Dutch steel and mining firm Metinvest BV and its subsidaries MMZ of Ukraine and Promet Steel JSC of Bulgaria (notified Sept. 17/deadline Oct. 22/simplified)

OCT 23

-- Thai olefins maker PTT Chemical PTTC.BK and Malaysian palm oil producer Sime Darby (SIME.KL) form joint venture to make organic basic chemicals (notified Sept. 18/deadline Oct. 23/simplified)

OCT 24

-- Japanese copier and printer maker Ricoh Co (7752.T) enters into full merger with U.S. office equipment distributor Ikon Office Solutions IKN.N via a contribution in cash (notified Sept. 19/deadline Oct. 24)