EU mergers and takeovers =2

OCT. 2

-- Talanx Aktiengesellschaft of Germany, a life insurance company, buys Postbank Versicherung, Postbank Lebensversicherung, BHW Lebensversicherung and BHW Pensionkasse, all life insurers (notified Aug. 28/deadline Oct. 2/simplified)

-- BC Funds, a financial investor acting through its unit in Guernsey, buys Bureau van Dijk Electronics Publishing of the Netherlands, an electronic publisher of company information (notified Aug. 28/deadine Oct. 2/simplified)

-- Barclays (BARC.L) of Britain, a financial service company, buys Gemaez Cusin and Scapa Italia, food companies in Italy (notified Aug. 28/deadline Oct. 2/simplified)

-- Rio Tinto (RIO.L) of Britain, an international mining company, buys Alcan AL.TO of Canada, an aluminium producer (notified Aug. 28/deadline Oct. 2)

-- Caisse de Depots of France, a banking company acting through its transport unit Transdev, buys Connexxion Holding of the Netherlands, a transport service in the Netherlands (notified Aug. 28/deadline Oct. 2/simplified)

OCT. 3

-- International Business Machines (IBM.N) of the United States buys Telelogic TLOG.ST of Sweden, a maker of software development tools (notified Aug. 29/deadline Oct. 3)

-- WL Ross of the United States, a private equity fund operating through its automobile component units, buys some assets of C&A Automotive Interior Businesses, which makes cockpit modules (notified Aug. 29/deadline Oct. 3/simplified)

-- Tishman Speyer Properties, a developer, and Lehman Brothers LEH.N, an investment bank, jointly buy Archstone-Smith ASN.N, a developer of residential real estate. All the companies are from the United States (notified Aug. 29/deadline Oct. 3/simplified)

-- Fortis Bank (FOR.BR)(FOR.AS) to buy some assets of ABN AMRO AAH.AS as part of a consortium trying to take over the bank (notified Aug. 14/deadline Sept. 19/extended to Oct. 3)

OCT. 4

-- Hochtief Solutions of Germany, and Vinci of France, both construction firms, create a joint venture to rebuild and maintain motorways (notified Aug. 24/deadline Oct. 4/simplified)

-- Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT.L) of Britain buys Altadis ALT.MC tobacco firm of Spain (notified Aug. 30/deadline Oct. 4)