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

-- Private equity (IOB: 0QLS.IL - news) group Triton to take joint control over Dutch mechanical and electrical engineering services provider Unica Groep (approved Sept. 19)

-- Swedish real estate company Fastighets AB Balder (LSE: 0H2Z.L - news) to buy shares in Serena Properties, jointly owned by Finnish pension fund Varma (approved Sept. 19)

-- VCI ventures, a subsidiary of VW credit to acquire joint control of AutoGravity with DA Investments, subsidiary of Daimler (Swiss: DAI-EUR.SW - news) (approved Sept. 19)

-- German car parts maker Aunde Achter & Ebels GmbH and Bader GmbH and Co to set up a joint venture (approved Sept. 18)

-- China Investment Corporation to acquire European warehouse firm Logicor (approved Sept. 18)

NEW LISTINGS

-- French carmaker Renault (LSE: 0NQF.L - news) to acquire a 25 percent stake in electric car charging services Jedlix (notified Sept. 18/deadline Oct (Shenzhen: 000069.SZ - news) . 23/simplified)

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

-- U.S. fashion group Michael Kors (Swiss: KORS.SW - news) to acquire British shoemaker Jimmy Choo (LSE: CHOO.L - news) (notified Sept. 15/deadline Oct. 20/simplified)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES

-- German industrial group Bayer (IOB: 0P6S.IL - news) to acquire U.S. seeds company Monsanto (Hamburg: 1132157.HM - news) (notified June 30/deadline extended to Jan. 22 from Jan. 8 after the companies asked for more time)

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

SEPT 26

-- Italian eyewear maker Luxottica (Milan: LUX.MI - news) and French lens manufacturer Essilor to merge (notified Aug. 22/deadline Sept. 26)

SEPT 29

-- Irish agribusiness company ABP Food Group to acquire an additional stake in Linden Foods Limited, active in the slaughtering and processing of beef and ovine animals (notified Aug. 25/deadline Sept. 29)

-- 3M to buy Johnson Controls' safety gear unit Scott Safety for $2 billion (notified Aug. 25/deadline Sept. 29)

-- Swiss asset manager Partners Group to buy UK software firm Civica for 1 billion pounds ($1.29 billion) (notified Aug. 25/deadline Sept. 29/simplified)

OCT 2

-- Private equity firm Bridgepoint to acquire UK property developer Miller Homes (notified Aug. 28/deadline Oct. 2/simplified)

-- Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd and Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd to indirectly acquire joint control of Luxembourg-based heat and water sub-metering company the ista group (notified Aug. 28/deadline Oct. 2/simplified)

OCT 3

-- German recycling company Remondis to acquireGermany's TSR Recyling (notified Aug. 29/deadline Oct. 3/simplified)

OCT 4

-- Italian baby care products provider Artsana to acquire sole control of baby products retailer Italian peer Prenatal Retail Group, which it now jointly controls with Giochi Preziosi (notified Aug. 30/deadline Oct. 4/simplified)

-- Japanese car parts maker Denso (Hanover: DNO.HA - news) to acquire Japanese peer Fujitsu Ten (notified Aug. 30/deadline Oct. 4/simplified)

-- Private equity firm KKR and U.S. pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance (Frankfurt: W8A.F - news) to acquire indirectly joint control of U.S. pharmaceutical services provider PharMerica (notified Aug. 30/deadline Oct. 4/simplified)

-- U.S. medical equipment supplier Becton Dickinson and Co to acquire U.S. peer C R Bard Inc (notified Aug. 30/deadline Oct. 4)

OCT 5

-- Australian investment firm IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Singapore shipping terminal operator PSA International Pte Ltd to jointly acquire Turkish terminal operator Mersin (notified Aug. 31/deadline Oct. 5/simplified)

OCT 6

-- Japanese healthcare company Konica Minolta (Other OTC: KNCAF - news) to acquire U.S. diagnostics company Ambry Genetics (notified Sept. 1/deadline Oct. 6/simplified)

OCT 11

-- French banks Societe Generale (Swiss: 519928.SW - news) and BNP Paribas (LSE: 0HB5.L - news) to acquire joint control of German office building owner Horizon Development GmbH (notified Sept. 6/deadline Oct. 11/simplified)

OCT 12

-- Dutch property developer Unibail Rodamco and German real estate fund Commerz Real Investmentgeseelschaft to jointly acquire Czech shopping centre owner CGI Metropole (notified Sept. 7/deadline Oct. 12/simplified)

OCT 13

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

-- Mirova Core Infrastructure, COMSA and Dutch fund manager PGGM to acquire joint control of Mircom Concesiones de Infraestructuras (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13/simplified)

-- Italian infrastructure group Atlantia (LSE: 0I2R.L - news) to acquire Spanish rival Abertis (Amsterdam: IF6.AS - news) (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13)

-- 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)

-- Private equity firms Blackstone (NYSE: BX - news) , Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Cambourne Life Investment Pte Ltd to acquire joint control of UK insurer Rothesay Ho1dCo UK Ltd (notified Sept. 8/deadline Oct. 13/simplified)

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)

-- Private equity firm Lone Star to acquire Spanish insulation materials maker Ursa Insulation (notified Sept. 11/deadline Oct. 16/simplified)

OCT 17

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

-- Private equity firm Advent to acquire communications services company Williams Lea (notified Sept. 12/deadline Oct. 17/simplified)

OCT 18

-- 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. company AES Corp and German conglomerate Siemens (BSE: SIEMENS.BO - news) to acquire joint control of a joint venture (notified Sept. 15/deadline Oct. 20/simplified)

OCT 26

-- French car parts maker Valeo (LSE: 0RH5.L - news) to acquire German clutch maker FTE Automotive(notified Sept. 7/deadline Oct. 26/commitments submitted Sept. 7)

DEADLINE 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)

-- German brake systems maker Knorr-Bremse to acquire Swedish peer Haldex (Stockholm: HLDX.ST - news) (notified June 1/deadline suspended on Aug. 22)

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)