EU merger reviews at a glance outlook UPDATE

EU merger reviews at a glance outlook UPDATE

	Published : Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:12 By : Agencies Print this Story

(Removes cleared Lite-On buy of Phillips module, PAI buy of Lafarge)

BRUSSELS (AFX) - The following mergers and joint venture agreements have been notified to the European Commission for regulatory clearance:

RECENT NOTIFICATIONS

March 21 -Proposed acquisition by Canadian investment firm Onex Corporation of Eastman Kodak Company's health-imaging business.

March 22 -Proposed merger between Voestalpine AG's scrap trading operation Voestalpine Rohstoffhandel GmbH and the German steeel and metal recycling company Scholz AG

PHASE ONE INVESTIGATIONS

Feb 19 -Proposed acquisition by LBO France of Industri Kapital's Consolis

Feb 20 -Proposed acquisition by Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold of Phelps Dodge Corp

-Proposed acquisition by Advent of Celanese Corp chemicals unit (Candidate for simplified procedure)

-Proposed acquisition by Evraz Group SA of a stake in Anglo American's Highveld Steel & Vanadium Corp Ltd

Feb 21 -Proposed acquisition by Givaudan of Imperial Chemical Industries' Quest International -Proposed acquisition by Japan Tobacco Inc of Gallaher -Proposed acquisition by Lukoil of ConocoPhillips petrol stations

Feb 22 -Proposed acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Permira of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

-Proposed acquisition by Carlson Companies and ABN Amro of TGI Friday's restaurants (Candidate for simplified procedure)

-Proposed acquisition by Carrefour-Marinopolous of Emporiki Credicom Bank (Candidate for simplified procedure)

Feb 23 -Proposed acquisition by Alpha Private Equity Funds of Non Ferrous International Group (Candidate for simplified procedure)

Feb 26 -Proposed acquisition by 3i Group of Azelis (Candidate for simplified procedure)

-Proposed merger of Umicore, Zinifex zinc alloying and smelting ops

-Proposed acquisition by Onex Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc of Raytheon Co's Raytheon Aircraft Co (Candidate for simplified procedure)

Feb 27 -Proposed acquisition by Credit Agricole of 654 Banca Intesa branches in Italy (Candidate for simplified procedure)

-Proposed acquisition by Tenedora Nemak of Norsk Hydro ASA's European auto castings operations