EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 13)

BRUSSELS, Oct (Shenzhen: 000069.SZ - news) 13 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS

-- Italian infrastructure group Atlantia (LSE: 0I2R.L - news) to acquire Spanish rival Abertis (Amsterdam: IF6.AS - news) (approved Oct. 13)

-- French car parts supplier Valeo (LSE: 0RH5.L - news) to acquire German peer FTE Autmotive (approved Oct. 13)

-- Private equity (IOB: 0QLS.IL - news) firm Warburg Pincus and carmaker Tata Motors (BSE: TATAMOTORS.BO - news) to jointly acquire Tata Technologies (approved Oct. 12)

NEW LISTINGS

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EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES

-- Anglo-Dutch oil group Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: 0LN9.L - news) to acquire indirect joint control of natural gas producer Crestwood Permian Basin LLC which is now solely controlled by Crestwood Permian Basin Holdings (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13/simplified/withdrawn Oct. 9)

-- German industrial group Bayer (IOB: 0P6S.IL - news) to acquire U.S. seeds company Monsanto (Hamburg: 1132157.HM - news) (notified June 30/deadline suspended on Sept. 21)

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

OCT 16

-- Swiss food company Nestle (Swiss: NESN.VX - news) to acquire sole control of Beverage Partners Worldwide, a joint venture between Nestle and the Coca-Cola Co (notified Oct. 11/deadline Oct. 16)

OCT 17

-- U.S. specialty material company Celanese and private equity firm Blackstone (NYSE: BX - news) to combine their cellulose acetate tow units under a new joint venture (notified Sept. 9/deadline Oct. 17)

OCT 18

-- U.S. medical equipment supplier Becton Dickinson and Co to acquire U.S. peer C R Bard Inc (notified Aug. 30/deadline extended to Oct.18 after commitments submitted on Sept. 27)

-- Bermuda-headquartered reinsurer Axis Capital Holdings Ltd to acquire UK insurer Novae (notified Sept. 13/deadline Oct. 18/simplified)

-- German insurer Allianz (Swiss: ALV-EUR.SW - news) to acquire UK financial services group Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Ltd's general insurance businesses (notified Sept. 13/deadline Oct. 18/simplified)

OCT 20

-- U.S. life sciences company Avantor to acquire U.S. lab supplies company VWR (notified Sept. 15/deadline Oct. 20)

OCT 23

-- Dutch warehouse owner Borealis European Holdings B.V., Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and SSE (LSE: SSE.L - news) to acquire joint control of UK energy meter company Maple (notified Sept. 18/deadline Oct. 23/simplified)

OCT 24

-- U.S. company Platinum Equity Group to acquire UK aerospace distributor Pattonair Holdings Ltd (notified Sept. 19/deadline Oct. 24/simplified)

-- UK energy company Greenergy to acquire fuel supplier Inver Energy Ltd (notified Sept. 19/deadline Oct. 24)

OCT 25

-- Jacobs Engineering Group to acquire technical consulting services provider CH2M Hill Companies (notified Sept. 20/deadline Oct. 25/simplified)

OCT 26

-- Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal (LSE: 0NSF.L - news) to acquire Italian steel plant (notified Sept. 21/deadline Oct. 26)

-- French car parts maker Valeo to acquire German clutch maker FTE Automotive(notified Sept. 7/deadline Oct. 26/commitments submitted Sept. 7)

OCT 27

-- German chemicals company Evonik and Dutch peer DSM to set up a joint venture (notified Sept. 22/deadline Oct. 27/simplified)

OCT 30

-- British company CRH plc (EUREX: 558474.EX - news) to acquire XI (RMAT) Holdings GmbH, the German holding company of limestone producer Fels-Werke GmbH which is part of Xella International (notified Sept. 25/deadline Oct. 30)

OCT 31

-- French energy company Engie (LSE: 0LD0.L - news) and Caisse des Depots et Consignations to acquire joint control of a wind power producer (notified Sept. 26/deadline Oct. 31/simplified)

-- Private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe SAS to acquire French furniture disbributor Groupe Bruneau (notified Sept. 26/deadline Oct. 31/simplified)

NOV 3

Private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners to acquire legal services provider CPA Global Group (notified Sept. 27/deadline Nov. 3/simplified)

NOV 7

-- Special purpose vehicle ShaMrock Wind to acquire 60 percent of Irish wind farm operator Evalair, which is jointly owned by Luricawne, Fixarra and Luricawne (notified Sept. 29/deadline Nov. 7/simplified)

NOV 8

-- Private equity firms Carlyle Group, CVC (Taiwan OTC: 4744.TWO - news) and China Investment Corp to acquire joint control of French energy company Engie's holding company for oil and gas exploration and production business (notified Oct. 2/deadline Nov. 8/simplified)

-- Private equity-backed Neptune Oil & Gas to acquire majority stake in French utility Engie's exploration and production business (notified Oct.2/deadline Nov.8/simplified)

NOV 10

-- German auto components supplier Bosch (BSE: BOSCHLTD.BO - news) and Chinese counterpart Hasco (Shanghai: 600741.SS - news) to acquire electric power steering products maker ASCN (notified Oct. 4/deadline Nov. 10/simplified)

NOV 15

-- China's Legend Holdings to acquire 90 percent of Banque Internationale a Luxembourg (BIL (Brussels: LU0006040975.BR - news) ) from Qatari investment vehicle Precision Capital (notified Oct. 9/deadline Nov. 15/simplified)

Nov 16

-- Public pension fund provider ATP and Canadian teachers' pension fund OTPP to jointly acquire Danish airport operator Copenhagen airports (notified Oct. 10/deadline Nov. 16/simplified)

-- West Midland Holdings Ltd, which is a joint venture between Dutch rail operator Abellio Transport Holding BV, East Japan Railway Co and Mitsui Co, to acquire the West Midlands franchise from London & Birmingham Railway Ltd (notified Oct. 10/deadline Nov. 16/simplified)

NOV 17

-- Medical device maker Avantor, which is controlled by private equity firm New Mountain Capital, to acquire laboratory equipment distributor VWR (notified Oct. 11/deadline Nov. 17)

FEB 12

-- Italian eyewear maker Luxottica (Milan: LUX.MI - news) and French lens manufacturer Essilor to merge (notified Aug. 22/deadline extended to Feb. 12 from Sept. 26 after the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation)

SUSPENDED

-- U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm (Swiss: QCOM-USD.SW - news) to acquire Dutch company NXP Semiconductors NV (NasdaqGS: NXPI - news) (notified April 28/deadline suspended from Aug. 17/concessions offered Oct. 5)

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. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)