EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 16)

BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS

-- Swiss hotel services provider Kuoni GTA to acquire hotel distribution and destination management provider MTS Globe (approved Nov. 16)

-- U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck (Jakarta: 28586808.JK - news) & Co. to acquire control of French vaccine company Sanofi Pasteur MSD (approved Nov. 16)

-- Luxembourg company CGP Peggy SARL, which belongs to U.S. investment firm the Carlyle Group, and the Schoen family to acquire joint control over German private hospital operator Schoen Klink SE (approved Nov. 16)

-- Cinema chain AMC UK, which is a unit of U.S. company AMC (Taiwan OTC: 3585.TWO - news) Entertainment Holdings Inc, which in turn is owned by China's Dalian Wanda Group, to acquire Odeon and UCI Cinemas Holdings Ltd from Terra Firma Investments. EU approval relates to non-UK part of acquisition. (approved Nov. 16)

NEW LISTINGS

-- Irish technology distribution company Exertis, which is part of DCC PLC (LSE: DCC.L - news) , to acquire UK data-storage company Hammer (notified Nov. 16/deadline Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) . 21)

-- UK retail property developer Hammerson (Other OTC: HMSNF - news) and Irish life insurance and pension company Irish Life Assurance to jointly acquire Ilac Shopping Centre in Dublin (notified 15/deadline Dec. 20/simplified)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES

-- Deadline for acquisition of social network LinkedIn by U.S. software company Microsoft (Euronext: MSF.NX - news) extended from Nov. 22 to Dec. 6 (notified Oct (Shenzhen: 000069.SZ - news) . 14/deadline Dec. 6)

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

NOV 21

-- German supermarket chain Metro (Other OTC: MTRAF - news) to acquire French food service delivery company Colruyt France SAS (notified Oct. 13/deadline Nov. 21/simplified)

NOV 22

-- U.S. oil services company FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI - news) to merge with French oil services company Technip (Swiss: TEC.SW - news) (notified Oct. 14/deadline Nov. 22)

-- French household equipment maker Groupe SEB to acquire German peer WMF (LSE: 0DCQ.L - news) from private equity firm KKR (notified Oct. 14/deadline Nov. 22)

NOV 23

-- U.S. medical devices maker Abbott Laboratories (Xetra: 850103 - news) to acquire U.S. peer St Jude (notified Oct. 3/deadline extended to Nov. 23 from Nov. 9 after the companies offered concessions)

-- German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd to merge with Kuwait-based United Arab Shipping Co (notified Oct. 3/deadline extended to Nov. 23 from Nov. 9 after the companies offered concessions)

NOV 29

-- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and real estate developer Hammerson to acquire joint control of UK shopping centre Grand Central, which is now solely owned by Hammerson (notified Oct. 21/deadline Nov. 29/simplified)

NOV 30

-- French car parts supplier Valeo (LSE: 0NR3.L - news) to acquire German clutch maker FTE Group (notified Oct. 10/deadline extended to Nov. 30 from Nov. 16 after Valeo offered concessions)

-- Abu Dhabi company International Petroleum Investment Company P.J.S.C. (IPIC) and Mubadala Development Co P.J.S.C. to merge (notified Oct. 24/deadline Nov. 30/simplified)

DEC 2

-- French group Danone (LSE: 0KFX.L - news) to acquire U.S. organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods Co (notified Oct. 26/deadline Dec. 2)

-- U.S. chemicals group Riechhold and Black Diamond Capital to acquire Italian polymers maker Polynt (Stuttgart: 2746556.SG - news) which is owned by Italian private equity group Investindustrial (notified Oct. 26/deadline Dec. 2)

DEC 5

-- ArcelorMittal CLN Distribuzione Italia S.r.l., which is a joint venture between steelmaker ArcelorMittal (Other OTC: ARCXF - news) and the CLN Group, to jointly acquire newly set up company Acierplus (notified Oct. 27/deadline Dec. 5/simplified)

DEC 6

-- French state-controlled post office La Poste's freight delivery services unit Geopost and holding company Corfin 14 to jointly acquire parcel and freight delivery company BRT (notified Oct. 28/deadline Dec. 6/simplified)

-- U.S. software company Microsoft to acquire social network LinkedIn (notified Oct. 14/deadline extended to Dec. 6 from Nov. 22 after concessions offered)

DEC 7

-- Dutch private equity firm SHV Holdings N.V. to acquire home and garden building materials producer Deli Home and Garden (notified Oct. 31/deadline Dec. 7/simplified)

DEC 8

-- Chinese aviation and shipping group HNA Group to acquire a stake in Air France-KLM (LSE: 0LN7.L - news) 's catering business Servair (notified Nov. 3/deadline Dec. 8)

-- U.S. private equity firm Towerbrook Capital Partners to acquire Dutch company Van Dijk Educatie Beheer B.V. (notified Nov. 3/deadline Dec. 8/simplified)

DEC 9

-- Private equity (LSE: 0QLS.L - news) firm Nordic Capital and a group of investors to jointly acquire Swedish online bank Nordnet (notified Nov. 4/deadline Dec. 9/simplified)

-- French tire maker Michelin (Paris: FR0000121261 - news) and Limagrain, which is part of holding company and seed producer vilmorein & Cie, to jointly acquire French engineering company Exotic Systems (notified Nov. 4/deadline Dec. 9/simplified)

DEC 13

-- Investment company Egeria Industrials to acquire packaging maker Clondalkin Industries (notified Nov. 8/deadline Dec. 13/simplified)

-- Japanese company Nidec Corp to acquire U.S. factory automation equipment maker Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR - news) 's motors and electric power division (notified Nov. 8/deadline Dec. 13/simplified)

-- NEC Corp and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp to jointly acquire Japanese joint venture Brees Corp (notified Nov. 8/deadline Dec. 13/simplified)

-- Swedish lender Nordea Bank (LSE: 0JNL.L - news) and Norwegian financial group DNB Bank ASA to jointly acquire Swedish technology company Relacom Management (notified Nov. 8/deadline Dec. 13/simplified)

-- French insurer Axa (Paris: FR0000120628 - news) and Danish public pension fund Arbejdsmarkedets Tillagspension to jointly acquire a Dutch hotel (notified Nov. 8/deadline Dec. 13/simplified)

DEC 14

-- Chinese industrial group Northeast Industries Group Co Lt, which is controlled by Chinese conglomerate North Industries Group Corp (Norinco) to acquire Delphi's mechatronics business (notified Nov. 9/deadline Dec. 14/simplified)

-- Portuguese transport infrastructure company Brisa (Stuttgart: 605865.SG - news) and Spanish retailer Areas, which manages concession spaces in transport hubs, will create joint venture BAS to take over food activities in designated service areas in Portugal(notified Nov. 9/deadline Dec. 14/simplified)

DEC 15

-- Italian utility Enel (LSE: 0NRE.L - news) to acquire Italian fibre-optic company Metroweb which will merge with Enel Open Fiber, a joint venture with Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) (notified Nov. 10/deadline Dec. 15/simplified)

DEC 16

-- French naval defence company DCNS and French fund SPI to take joint control of DCNS Energies (notified Nov. 11/deadline Dec. 16/simplified)

-- French companies Engie Futures Energies, Omnes Capital (Other OTC: CGHC - news) and Predica Prevoyance Dialogue du Credit Agricole (Swiss: ACA.SW - news) to jointly control French wind farm company Maia Eolis, previously controlled exclusively by Engie Futures Energies (notified Nov. 11/deadline Dec. 16/simplified)

DEC 19

-- Germany's Deutsche Post AG (LSE: 0H3Q.L - news) to acquire UK postal operator UK Mail Group (notified Nov. 14/deadline Dec. 19/simplified)

DEC 20

-- UK retail property developer Hammerson and Irish life insurance and pension company Irish Life Assurance to jointly acquire Ilac Shopping Centre in Dublin (notified 15/deadline Dec. 20/simplified)

DEC 21

-- Irish technology distribution company Exertis, which is part of DCC PLC, to acquire UK data-storage company Hammer (notified Nov. 16/deadline Dec. 21)

FEB 13

-- Deutsche Boerse (LSE: 0H3T.L - news) and the London Stock Exchange (Other OTC: LDNXF - news) plan to merge (notified Aug. 24/deadline extended to March 6 from Feb. 13 after the companies asked for more time)

FEB 23

-- German cement producers Heidelbergcement (LSE: 0MG2.L - news) and Schwenk to jointly acquire Mexican peer Cemex's Croatian unit (notified Sept. 5/deadline extended to Feb. 23 from Oct. 10 after the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation)

FEB 28

-- U.S. chemicals company Dow Chemical (Hanover: DCH1.HA - news) to merge with DuPont (notified June 22/deadline Feb. 28)

MARCH 15

-- Chinese state-owned company China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) to acquire Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta (notified Sept. 23/deadline extended to March 15 from Oct. 28 after the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation)

SUSPENDED

-- Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR 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)