EU mergers and takeovers (Aug 4)

BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS

-- Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to acquire beauty products retailer Douglas Group (approved Aug. 3)

NEW LISTINGS

-- Mahindra World City Developers and Japan's Sumitomo Corp to set up a joint venture (notified Aug. 3/deadline Sept. 7/simplified)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES

-- Dutch chipmaker NXP to acquire U.S. peer Freescale (notified July 31, deadline extended to Sept. 18 from Sept. 4 after NXP offered concessions)

FIRST (Other OTC: FSTC - news) -STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE

AUG 4

-- U.S. drugmaker Pfizer (NYSE: PFE - news) to acquire U.S. peer Hospira (notified June 15/deadline extended to Aug. 4 from July 20 after Pfizer offered concessions)

AUG 5

-- Asset manager BlackRock (NYSE: BLK - news) and private equity firm First Reserve Management to acquire joint control of a joint venture building a gas pipeline in Mexico, in which GDF Suez (Milan: 1GSZ.MI - news) holds a stake (notified June 30/deadline Aug. 5/simplified)

-- Spanish cars part maker Grupo Antolin to acquire auto parts maker Magna Interiors from Canadian car parts maker Magna International Inc (notified June 30/deadline Aug. 5)

AUG 6

-- Swiss travel retailer Dufry (Other OTC: DFRYF - news) to acquire Italian peer World Duty Free (notified July 1/deadline Aug 6)

AUG 10

-- Private equity firm Lone Star Fund IX to acquire textile floor coverings producer Balta (notified July 3/deadline Aug. 10/simplified)

AUG 13

-- Swiss bakery products maker Aryzta (Other OTC: ARZTF - news) to acquire 49 percent of frozen food retailer Picard Groupe (notified July 8/deadline Aug. 13)

AUG 14

-- NH Hotel Group SA and HNA Hospitality Group Co Ltd to set up a joint venture which will operate mainly in China (notified July 9/deadline Aug. 14/simplified)

AUG 17

-- Investment fund Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and real estate investment trust Intu Holding S.a.r.l. to indirectly acquire a joint controlling stake in Spanish shopping mall Puerto Venecia Investments SOCIMI S.A. (notified July 10/deadline Aug. 17/simplified)

-- Private equity firm CVC (Taiwan OTC: 4744.TWO - news) to acquire theatre producer Stage Entertainment (notified July 10/deadline Aug. 17/simplified)

-- Spanish energy company Repsol (Amsterdam: RP6.AS - news) and Mexican industrial group Grupo Kuo to expand their joint venture Dynasol (notified July 10/deadline Aug. 17/simplified)

-- Investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS-PB - news) and Altor to jointly acquire soy-based protein solutions maker Hamlet Protein (notified July 10/deadline Aug. 17)

AUG 18

-- U.S. staffing company ManpowerGroup Inc (NYSE: MAN - news) to acquire German peer 7S Group (notified July 13/deadline Aug. 18/simplified)

AUG 19

-- French companies Groupe In Vivo and Groupe Scael to set up a joint venture (notified July 14/deadline Aug. 19/simplified)

-- Fuel supplier World Fuel Services Corp (NYSE: INT - news) to acquire businesses divested by BP Plc (notified July 14/deadline Aug. 19/simplified)

AUG 20

-- Dutch building materials distributor PontMeyer, which is part of Deli Building Supplies B.V., to acquire Dutch holding company DBS (notified July 15/deadline Aug. 20)

AUG 24

-- Volkswagen Financial Services, which is part of German carmaker Volkswagen (Other OTC: VLKAF - news) , and Spanish lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to set up a joint venture called Volkswagen Credit Compania Financiera (notified July 17/deadliine Aug. 24/simplified)

-- Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP to acquire online retailer RFS (notified July 17/deadline Aug. 24/simplified)

-- Real estate (OTC BB: REACD - news) services firm CBRE Group Inc (NYSE: CBG - news) to buy Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI - news) 's workplace solutions business (notified July 17/deadline Aug. 24/simplified)

-- Magyar Telekom, 59 percent owned by Deutsche Telekom, to form a joint venture with Swiss-based energy sales and trading group MET Holding AG (notified July 17/deadline Aug. 24)

AUG 26

-- Italian confectionery maker Ferrero to purchase British chocolate retailer Thornstons (notified July 22/deadline Aug. 26/simplified)

-- U.S. drugmaker Perrigo to buy portfolio of over-the-counter brands form British peer GlaxoSmithKline (Amsterdam: GO8.AS - news) (notified July 22/deadline Aug. 26)

-- Varo Energy, a joint venture between the world's top oil trader Vitol and private equity firm Carlyle Group , is expanding its reach in Europe through a merger with Dutch-based storage and trading company Argos (notified July 22/ deadline Aug. 26)

AUG 28

-- U.S. real estate services provider DTZ to acquire U.S. peer Cushman & Wakefield (notified July 24/deadline Aug. 28)

SEPT 1

-- British engineering company GKN (LSE: GKN.L - news) to acquire Dutch company Fokker Technologies (notified July 28/deadline Sept. 1/simplified)

-- British support services provider DCC Group to acquire French gas company Butagaz from Anglo Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell (Xetra: R6C1.DE - news) (notified July 28/deadline Sept. 1/simplified)

-- Archer Daniels Midland Co to acquire starch producer Eaststarch (notified July 28/deadline Sept. 1/simplified)

SEPT 2

-- Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell to acquire BG Group (LSE: BG.L - news) (notified July 29/deadline Sept. 2)

-- South African paper maker Mondi (LSE: MNDI.L - news) to acquire some assets from portfolio company Walki (notified July 29/deadline Sept. 2)

-- Norwegian telecoms company Telenor (Oslo: TELFUT.OL - news) and Swedish peer TeliaSonera (Amsterdam: 1087941.AS - news) to combine their Danish mobile businesses (notified Feb. 27/deadline extended to Sept. 2 from Aug. 19 after the companies asked for more time)

SEPT 11

-- U.S. conglomerate General Electric to acquire most of French engineering group Alstom (Paris: FR0010220475 - news) 's power equipment business (notified Jan. 19/deadline extended for third time to Sept. 11 from Aug. 21)

NOV 25

-- U.S. drinks can maker Ball Corp (NYSE: BLL - news) to acquire British rival Rexam Plc (LSE: REX.L - news) (notified June 15/deadline extended to Nov. 25 from July 20 after Commission opened in-depth investigation)

DEC 8

-- U.S. packages delivery company FedEx (Swiss: FDX.SW - news) to acquire Dutch peer TNT (notified July /deadline extended to Dec. 8 from Aug. 3 after the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation)

SUSPENDED

-- Oilfield services provider Halliburton (Hanover: HAL.HA - news) to buy rival Baker Hughes in a stock and cash transaction (notified July 23/deadline suspended after the companies provided insufficient 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 (HKSE: 3366-OL.HK - news) . 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)