CR Focus 5th
September 2007
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Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitations to Comment |
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Schering-Plough/Organon BioSciences >>>more>>>
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BMW Italia/BMW España Finance/Boxer >>>more>>>
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Nutreco/BASF >>>more>>>
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Arques/Actebis >>>more>>>
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Aviva/Hamilton >>>more>>>
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Egmont/Bonnier (Books) >>>more>>>
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ELG Haniel/Metal One/ELG Nippon Stainless Resources/JV >>>more>>>
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HRE/DEPFA >>>more>>>
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Fiat/Teksid >>>more>>>
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INEOS/NOVA/JV >>>more>>>
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Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group >>>more>>> |
| Mergers Cleared -
Full Text Decisions |
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UNIVERSAL/BMG Music Publishing >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Flextronics/Solectron >>>more>>>
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Nestlé/Gerber >>>more>>>
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BP/Associated British Foods/"vivergo Fuels"JV >>>more>>>
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Etex/Lafarge >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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The Commission has published rules on procedure before the
CFI >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Competition Commission |
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Stonegate Farmers Ltd / Deans Food Group Ltd: proposal to
accept undertakings >>>more>>>
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Sportech plc/Vernons: provisional findings published >>>more>>>
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Woolworths/Bertram: final report on clearance published >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Invitation
to Comment |
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Balfour Beatty plc/Cowlin Group Limited >>>more>>>
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Robert J Goff & Co plc/Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Ltd
>>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared (OFT) |
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Biolin AB/Nima Technology Limited >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions |
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Tiscali UK Holdings Limited/the Broadband and Voice Division
of Pipex Communications plc >>>more>>>
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The GAME Group/Game Station >>>more>>>
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Babcock International Group/Devonport Management >>>more>>>
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CPL Petroleum/DCC >>>more>>>
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CompuGROUP UK/iSoft Group >>>more>>>
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Pearson/Harcourt businesses of Reed Elsevier >>>more>>>
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Ahlstrom Corporation/Consumer wipes business of Fiberweb >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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OFT has published responses to its consultation on private
actions in competition law >>>more>>>
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OFT has filed details of a case against unauthorised overdraft
charges >>>more>>>
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Ofcom has published notice of a dispute regarding 0870 termination
rates >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitation
to Comment |
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COMP/M.4691: Schering-Plough/Organon BioSciences - human and
animal healthcare products. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 8 September 2007. To read the notification,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4812: BMW Italia/BMW España Finance/Boxer
- development, production and distribution of motorcycles.
Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should
submit their comments by 9 September 2007. To read the notification,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4617: Nutreco/BASF - premixes and complete animal
feeds, meat processing, chemicals, plastics, oil and gas,
agriculture, nutritional products. Interested parties should
submit their comments by 9 September 2007. To read the notification,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4866: Arques/Actebis - information technology products.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 10 September
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4713: Aviva/Hamilton - general insurance and life assurance.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 10 September
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4611: Egmont/Bonnier (Books) - magazines, books,
Nordisk film, children's books and other international publications.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 11 September
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4789: ELG Haniel/Metal One/ELG Nippon Stainless
Resources/JV - steel products, trade of primary and secondary
raw materials for the steel industry in Asia and worldwide.
Candidate case for simplified procedure. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 11 September 2007. To read
the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4860: HRE/DEPFA - real estate financing, financing
of PPP infrastructure projects, issuing of covered bonds and
unsecured bonds. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 11 September 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4840: Fiat/Teksid - manufacture and sale of automobiles,
commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction
equipment, automotive components and metallurgical products,
production of cast aluminum components for the automotive
industry and other residual application. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 11 September 2007. To read
the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4885 - INEOS/NOVA/JV - petrochemicals, olefins/polyolefins/styrenics.
Candidate case for simplified procedure. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 14 September 2007. To read
the notification, click
here.
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Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group - provision of financial news
and data. Notified to the European Commission. Invitiation to
comment not yet published. |
| Mergers Cleared -
Full text decisions |
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COMP/M.4404 - UNIVERSAL/BMG Music Publishing. To read
the decision, click
here, to read a summary of the decision, click
here , to read the Opinion of the Advisory Committee on
the draft decision, click
here and to read the Final report of the Hearing Officer,
click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4766: Flextronics/Solectron - electronics manufacturing
services. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.4688: Nestlé/Gerber - food and beverage
production, baby food, healthcare products. To read the decision,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4798: BP/Associated British Foods/"vivergo
Fuels"JV - energy company including oil, gas refining,
oil and petrochemical production, diversified foods ingredients.
To read the press release, click
here.
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Etex/Lafarge - construction materials. Cleared under the
simplified procedure.
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| Miscellaneous |
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CFI procedure: Instructions to the Registrar of the CFI
and practice directions to parties published. To read the
Instructions, click
here. To read the practice directions, click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Competition Commission |
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The Competition Commission has published its Notice of Proposal
to Accept Undertakings and Draft Undertakings for Consultation.
In the Stonegate Farmers Ltd / Deans Food Group Ltd merger.
To read the Notice, click
here. and to read the Draft Undertakings, click
here.
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The Competition Commission has published its Notice of Provisional
Findings and Provisional Findings Report in the Sportech plc
Vernons merger. To read the notice, click
here. and to read the report, click
here. and to read the press release, click
here.
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Woolworths/Bertram - book wholesaling. Merger cleared. To
read the final report, click
here.
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| Mergers - Invitation
to Comment |
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Balfour Beatty plc/Cowlin Group Limited - construction. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 13 September 2007.
To read the notification, click
here.
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Robert J Goff & Co plc/Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Ltd
- auction services: selling racehorses. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 13 September 2007. To read
the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared -
(OFT) |
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Biolin AB/Nima Technology Limited - Langmuir Blodgett
instruments and tensiometers. To read the decision when published,
click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared -
Full Text Decisions |
Tiscali UK Holdings Limited/the Broadband and Voice Division
of Pipex Communications plc - internet access and fixed line
telephony. To read the full text decision, click
here. |
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The GAME Group/Game Station - electronic games. Referral decision
dated 9 August 2007 published. To read the decision, click
here.
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Babcock International Group/Devonport Management - maintenance
and support of surface ships and submarines. Clearance decision
dated 20 August 2007 published. To read the decision, click
here.
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CPL Petroleum/DCC - oil distribution. Clearance decision
dated 24 August 2007 published. To read the decision, click
here.
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CompuGROUP UK/iSoft Group - IT software for the healthcare
industry. Clearance decision published 24 August 2007 published.
To read the decisions, click
here.
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Pearson/Harcourt businesses of Reed Elsevier - educational
publishing. To read the clearance decision dated 24 August
2007, click
here.
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Ahlstrom Corporation/Consumer wipes business of Fiberweb -
nonwoven roll goods. To read the clearance decision dated
24 August 2007, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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OFT has published responses to its consultation on private
actions in competition law. To read the responses, click
here.
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OFT has filed details of a case against unauthorised overdraft
charges. To read the press release, click
here.
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Ofcom: BT v other providers. Ofcom has published a notice of
dispute regarding 0870 termination rates. Interested parties
should notify Ofcom by 10 September 2007. To read the dispute
summary, click
here. |
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