EU merger reviews at a glance outlook

EU merger reviews at a glance outlook

	Published : Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:28 By : Agencies Print this Story

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

RECENT NOTIFICATIONS

-Proposed acquisition by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group of Sabre Holdings Corp (Deadline March 2)

-Proposed acquisition by US hedge fund Cerberus Capital Management-led consortium of Austrian bank Bawag (Deadline March 5)

-Proposed acquisition by Vivendi SA's SFR wireless division's proposed acquisition of Tele2 AB's French fixed-line telephone and broadband unit (Deadline March 5)

PHASE ONE INVESTIGATIONS

Jan 31 -Proposed acquisition by Man Ferrostaal of Eurotecnica Group

Feb 1 -Proposed merger between Rusal, Sual and Glencore International AG -Proposed acquisition by CVC Capital Partners of Eurazeo's

Fraikin (Candidate for simplified procedure)

Feb 2 -Proposed acquisition by BG Group of Sirene (Candidate for simplified procedure)

Feb 6 -Proposed acquisition by Sun Capital Partners Inc and Golden Gate Capital of Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc (Candidate for simplified procedure)

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

-Proposed acquisition by Voestalpine AG of Franco-German group Stamptec (Candidate for simplified procedure)

-Proposed acquisition by Norilsk Nickel of OM Group's nickel assets

-Proposed acquisition by Remondis, Cronimet and Alfa Acciai of TSR

Feb 8 -Proposed acquisition by 3i of Countrywide (Candidate for simplified procedure)

-Proposed acquisition by Schneider Electric of APC

Feb 16 -Proposed acquisition by CNP Assurances of Old Mutual's Skandia Vida (Candidate for simplified procedure)

-Proposed merger between Iberdrola SA and Scottish Power

-Proposed acquisition by Lite-On of Philips module ops

Feb 19 -Proposed acquisition by PAI partners' buy of Lafarge SA roofing ops -Proposed acquisition by LBO France of Industri Kapital's Consolis

-Proposed acquisition by L Capital 2 of Calligaris

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

-Proposed acquisition by Advent of Celanese Corp chemicals unit