EU mergers and takeovers (March 15)
BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:
APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS
-- U.S. wireless carrier AT&T (Sao Paolo: ATTB34.SA - news) to acquire U.S. broadcaster and TV studio Time Warner (Frankfurt: A0RGAY - news) (approved March 15)
NEW LISTINGS
-- French utility Engie (LSE: 0LD0.L - news) to acquire UK property developer Keepmoat Regeneration HOldings (notified March 14/deadline April 21/simplified)
-- Private equity (IOB: 0QLS.IL - news) firm 3i, Dutch asset manager APG (Shenzhen: 002284.SZ - news) and Danish pension fund ATP to acquire a portfolio of European infrastructure companies from EISER (notified March 10/April 19/simplified)
-- Megatrend European Holdings, which is part of property investment company TH Real Estate, and German insurer Allianz (Swiss: ALV-EUR.SW - news) to jointly acquire Finnish company NRF which owns Helsinki-based Kamppi Shopping Centre (notified March 9/deadline April 18)
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES
None
FIRST (Other OTC: FSTC - news) -STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE
MARCH 16
-- Australian investment bank Macquarie Group (Dusseldorf: 4M4.DU - news) and the UK's National Grid (LSE: NG.L - news) to acquire joint control of National Grid's gas distribution business (notified Feb. 9/deadline March 16)
MARCH 20
-- General Electric Co to acquire rotor blade maker LM Wind Power Holding