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BUZZ-Alent: Germany approves Platform Specialty deal

Reuters - UK Focus

** Chemicals maker's shares up 1.7 pct, among top FTSE midcap gainers, after Germany's competition watchdog clears acquisition by Platform Specialty Products Corp

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) jumped 2.5 pct after announcement before paring gains

** 77 pct of a full-days avg gone through, most of which changed hands after the announcement

** Shares now near record levels, currently outperforming a flat day for the FTSE 350 Chemicals Index

** Shares hit a record high in July after Platform Specialty said it would buy Alent (LSE: ALNT.L - news) for about 1.35 bln stg (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)