EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 7)
BRUSSELS, Nov 7 (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:
None
NEW LISTINGS:
-- Austrian mortgage lender RBSK Group, through its subsidiary Raiffeisen Bausparkasse GmbH [RBGES.UL]; German banking and insurance firm DZ Bank (DGBGg.F), through its Bausparkasse Schwaebisch Hall AG arm; and Raiffeisen Bank SA of Romania, a subsidiary of Austrian investment and commercial bank RZB (RIBH.VI), to take joint control of Romanian mortgage lender HVB Banca pentru Locuinte SA (notified Oct. 10/deadline Dec. 5/simplified)
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:
-- Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York private equity firm, purchases the DSM Special Products unit of Royal DSM (DSMN.AS), a Dutch chemicals group (notified June 17/deadline July 23/10 working days extension/new deadline Aug. 6/extended on Aug. 8/new deadline Dec. 11/extended again on Nov. 7/new deadline Jan. 13, 2009)
FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:
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)
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