EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 10)

BRUSSELS, Oct 10 (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:

-- German pharmaproducts company Haniel takes sole control of Germany's biggest retailer, Metro Group (MEOG.DE) (approved Oct. 9)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- Invitrogen Corp IVGN.O, a U.S. supplier of reagents for the life science industry, buys Applied Biosystems ABI.N, a U.S. supplier of instrument-based systems, software and services for the life science industry (notified Oct. 7/deadline Nov. 11)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY 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)

-- 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)

-- 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)

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

-- 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)

-- 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)

-- Italy's Eni (ENI.MI) buys Belgian natural gas company Distrigas, part of French utility Suez (LYOE.PA) (notified Sept. 10/deadline Oct. 15)

OCT 17

-- 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)

-- 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)

-- 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)

OCT 20

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

OCT 22

-- 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 subsidiaries MMZ of Ukraine and Promet Steel JSC of Bulgaria (notified Sept. 17/deadline Oct. 22/simplified)

-- 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)

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

-- 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)

-- 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)

OCT 27

-- 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)

OCT 28

-- Dutch petroleum products trader STAK Van der Sluijs Groep and Frisol Beheer, a trader of petroleum products for ships that belongs to the Dutch Reggeborgh Groep, acquire joint control of North Sea Petroleum Holding, which will combine the two traders' activities (notified Sept. 23/deadline Oct. 28/simplified)

OCT 31

-- Luxembourg private equity fund King Luxemburg and British private equity fund Capvis III acquire joint control of Swiss industrial fastener and expander company KVT (notified Sept. 26/deadline Oct. 31/simplified)

-- An Italian unit of global financial service provider Barclays (BARC.L), Barclays Private Equity SpA, and financial institution Investcorp INVB.BH acquire joint control of Italian vending machine producer N&W Global Vending Spa (notified Sept. 26/deadline Oct. 31)

NOV 3

-- Goldman Sachs Private Equity Holding LP, controlled by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), together with two managers, acquires joint control of Appliances Components Companies SpA, an Italian maker of motors for washing machines and dishwashers; Italian vending machine maker Bianchi Vending Group SpA; Finder SpA, an Italian maker of industrial pumps and filters; and the group of companies controlled by each of them (notified Sept. 29/deadline Nov. 3/simplified)

-- Sappi Ltd (SAPJ.J), a South African maker of paper and chemical cellulose, buys the coated graphic business and certain related uncoated graphic business activities of Finland's M-real Oyj (MRLBV.HE) (notified Sept. 29/deadline Nov. 3)

NOV 5

-- U.S. travel firm Carlson Companies Inc buys Swedish hotel group Rezidor (REZT.ST) (notified Oct. 1/deadline Nov. 5/simplified)

-- German automotive components company ZF Friedrichshafen AG buys U.S. electronic automotive components Cherry Corp (notified Oct. 1/deadline Nov. 5)

NOV 10

-- U.S. computer services and software group International Business Machines (IBM.N) buys French software company Ilog ILOG.PA (notified Oct. 6/deadline Nov. 10)