EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 20)
BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:
APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS
-- Computer Sciences Corp to merge with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's information technology services segment (approved Sept. 19)
-- Canon Inc (Other OTC: CAJFF - news) to acquire Toshiba Corp (Swiss: TOSH.SW - news) 's medical equipment unit (approved Sept. 19)
-- UK property developer Segro (Frankfurt: S4VC.F - news) and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board to jointly acquire two Dutch logistics operations (approved Sept. 19)
-- Britain's Centrica (Frankfurt: A0DK6K - news) to acquire Danish energy management company Neas Engergy (approved Sept. 19)
-- Private equity (LSE: 0QLS.L - news) firms Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners and Permira to acquire joint control of U.S. software provider Genesys (approved Sept. 14)
-- Valeo (LSE: 0NR3.L - news) and Siemens (BSE: SIEMENS.BO - news) to set up a joint venture (approved Sept. 14)
-- UK property developer Segro and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board to jointly acquire BNP Paribas (LSE: 0HB5.L - news) ' logistics warehouse asset in Italy (approved Sept. 14)
-- Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to acquire Allergan (Frankfurt: A1W5NE - news) 's Anda distribution business (approved Sept. 13)
-- Swiss bank PostFinance and infrastructure group SIX to acquire joint control of a new mobile payment system Twint (approved Sept. 13)
NEW LISTINGS
-- German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim to acquire French peer Sanofi (LSE: 0O59.L - news) 's animal health business (notified Sept. 19/deadline Oct (HKSE: 3366-OL.HK - news) . 24)
-- Aeroporti di Roma subsidiary Atlantia (LSE: 0I2R.L - news) and French energy company EDF (Paris: FR0010242511 - news) to jointly acquire airport operator Societe Aeroports de la Cote d'Azur (ACA) (notified Sept. 16/deadline Oct. 21/simplified)
-- Private equity firm Cinven to acquire Italian insurer Old Mutual Wealth Italy (notified Sept. 16/deadline Oct. 21/simplified)
-- German tourism company TUI AG (LSE: 0NLA.L - news) to acquire French peer Transat France's French and Greek tour operating units (notified Sept. 16/deadline Oct. 21)
-- U.S. pulp and paper company International Paper Co to acquire Weyerhaeuser (Frankfurt: 854357 - news) 's pulp business (notified Sept. 15/deadline Oct. 20)
-- Private equity firms Blackstone (NYSE: BX - news) and New Mountain Capital (Other OTC: CGHC - news) to jointly acquire software provider Ida Software (notified Sept. 15/deadline Oct. 20/simplified)
-- Private equity firms Advent International and Thomas H. Lee Partners to jointly acquire pharmaceutical services provider InVentiv (notified Sept. 15/deadline Oct. 20/simplified)
-- Australian logistics company Brambles (LSE: 0N7E.L - news) and First (Shanghai: 603806.SS - news) Reserve Management L.P. to set up a joint venture (notified Sept. 13/deadline Oct. 18/simplified)
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES
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FIRST (Other OTC: FSTC - news) -STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE
SEPT 20
-- China's HNA Group to acquire Swiss airline catering firm Gategroup (notified Aug. 16/deadline Sept. 20)
-- Agricultural commodities trader Bunge to acquire majority stake in German company Walter Rau (notified Aug. 16/deadline Sept. 20/simplified)
SEPT 22
-- Czech investor EPH and private equity group PPF (Shenzhen: 300258.SZ - news) Investments to buy from Sweden's stale-owned utility Vattenfall lignite mines and power plants in Germany - Vattenfall Mining and Vattenfall Generation (notified Aug. 18/deadline Sept. 22)
SEPT 23
-- Triton Group to acquire sole control over Stromboli, holding entity of Flakt Woods (notified Aug. 19/deadline Sept. 23)
-- FIH Mobile to buy from Microsoft Mobile Vietnam and other assets from Microsoft Mobile (notified Aug. 19/deadline Sept. 23)
SEPT 28
-- Deutsche Boerse (LSE: 0H3T.L - news) and the London Stock Exchange (Other OTC: LDNXF - news) plan to merge (notified Aug. 24/deadline Sept. 28)
SEPT 29
-- U.S. private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg to acquire Austria-based Schur Flexibles Group, a manufacturer of flexible packaging products (notified Aug. 25/deadline Sept. 29/simplified)
OCT 4
-- Private equity firm PAI Partners to acquire Dutch holiday park operator RP Group (notified Aug. 30/deadline Oct. 4/simplified)
OCT 5
-- Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co Ltd to acquire Japanese peer Mitsubishi Motors Corp (notified Aug. 31/deadline Oct. 5)
OCT 6
-- U.S. electric component distributor Avnet (NYSE: AVT - news) to acquire British Raspberry Pi mini-computer maker Premier Farnell (LSE: PFL.L - news) (notified Sept. 1/deadline Oct. 6)
OCT 7
-- Meat processing company ABP Food Group to acquire a 50 percent stake in Irish beef producer Slaney Food (notified Sept. 2/deadline Oct. 7)
-- Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 (LSE: 0QE6.L - news) to acquire Danish peer TDC (LSE: 0MOP.L - news) 's Swedish subsidiary TDC Sverige AB (notified Sept. 2/deadline Oct. 7)
OCT 10
-- German cement producers Heidelbergcement (LSE: 0MG2.L - news) and Schwenk to jointly acquire Mexican peer Cemex's Croatian unit (notified Sept. 5/deadline Oct. 10)
OCT 12
-- U.S. laser tools and systems maker Coherent (NasdaqGS: COHR - news) to acquire laser developer and manufacturer Rofin-Sinar Technologies (notified Sept. 7/deadline Oct. 12)
-- China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) to acquire crop protection maker Adama Agricultural Solutions from Israel's Discount Investment Corp (notified Sept. Sept. 7/deadline Oct. 12/simplified)
-- UK property developer Segro and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board to jointly acquire a Polish logistics unit (notified Sept. 7/deadline Oct. 12/simplified)
-- French jewellery retailer Thom S.A.S., which is owned by private equity firm Bridgepoint Group Ltd, to acquire Italian peer Stroili Oro S.p.A. (notified Sept. 7/deadline Oct. 12/simplified)
OCT 13
-- Private equity firm BC Partners to acquire plastic products maker Keter and holding company Jardin (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13/simplified)
-- Singaporean palm oil processor Wilmar to acquire commodity trader Bunge Ltd's stake in a Vietnamese oilseed crushing business (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13/simplified)
OCT 14
-- Chinese household appliances company Midea Group to acquire German industrial robot maker Kuka (Xetra: 32957679.DE - news) (notified Sept. 9/deadline Oct. 14/simplified)
-- Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Austrian holding company WM Holding to jointly acquire French furniture retailer Decomeubles Partners SAS (notified Sept. 9/deadline Oct. 14/simplified)
-- French minerals company Imerys (LSE: 0NPX.L - news) to acquire alumina producer Alteo ARC and Alufin GmbH Tabularoxid from Alteo Holding SAS(notified Sept. 9/deadline Oct. 14)
-- Indonesian waste management company GLM, Singaporean industrial company Multico, Japanese chemical producer Toray Group and Japense trading company Toyota Tsusho Corp (Frankfurt: 866920 - news) to set up a joint venture (notified Sept. 9/deadline Oct. 14/simplified)
OCT 17
-- Belgian wind energy producer Eneco Wind Belgium NV and Belgian peer Elicio NV to set up a joint venture (notified Sept. 12/deadline Oct. 17/simplified)
OCT 18
-- Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co Ltd to acquire chipmaker NXP Semiconductors (NasdaqGS: NXPI - news) ' standard prodcuts business unit Nexperia (notified Sept. 13/deadline Oct. 18/simplified)
OCT 24
-- U.S. rail equipment maker Wabtec Corp to acquire French peer Faiveley Transport SA (notified April 4/deadline Oct. 24/commitments offered July 25)
SUSPENDED
-- U.S. chemicals company Dow Chemical (Hanover: DCH1.HA - news) to merge with DuPont (notified June 22/deadline suspended after companies failed to provide key information)
-- SOCAR, Azerbaijan's state energy company, to buy stakes in Greek natural gas grid operator DESFA from Greek natural gas utility DEPA (notified Oct. 1/deadline suspended on Jan. 21)
GUIDE TO EU MERGER PROCESS
DEADLINES:
The European Commission has 25 working days after a deal is filed for a first-stage review. It may extend that by 10 working days to 35 working days, to consider either a company's proposed remedies or an EU member state's request to handle the case.
Most mergers win approval but occasionally the Commission opens a detailed second-stage investigation for up to 90 additional working days, which it may extend to 105 working days.
SIMPLIFIED:
Under the simplified procedure, the Commission announces the clearance of uncontroversial first-stage mergers without giving any reason for its decision. Cases may be reclassified as non-simplified - that is, ordinary first-stage reviews - until they are approved. (Compiled by Foo Yun Chee)