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BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The following are mergers underreview by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EUmerger process:
APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS
-- Bain Capital Investors to acquire car parts distributorAutodistribution Group (approved Nov. 19)
-- Austrian insurer Generali Holding Vienna's GeneraliPensionskasse AG subsidiary and ZürichVersicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft's BONUS Pensionskassen unit tomerge (approved Nov. 19)
-- Canadian car parts supplier Magna International to acquire car parts maker Stadco Automotive Ltd (approved Nov.19)
-- The Carlyle Group to acquire PA Consulting(approved Nov. 19)
NEW LISTINGS
-- Transgourmet, a unit of Switzerland's Coop, tobuy Austria's C+C Pfeiffer, a subsidiary of the Pfeiffer tradinggroup, as well as to take a 50 percent stake in centralisedpurchasing team Top Team (notified Nov. 18/deadline Dec.23/simplified)
-- Novartis to buy remaining rights to Ofatumumab fromBritain's GlaxoSmithKline (notified Nov. 18/deadlineDec. 23)
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES
-- U.S. drinks can maker Ball Corp to acquireBritish rival Rexam Plc (notified June 15/deadlineextended for the third time to Jan 22 from Dec. 23)
FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE
NOV 23
-- U.S. chipmaker Avago Technologies to acquireU.S. peer Broadcom Corp (notified Oct. 2/deadlineextended to Nov. 23 from Nov. 9 after Avago offered concessions)
-- Finland's Fortum and Lithuanian state-ownedenergy group Lietuvos Energija to set up a joint venture(notified Oct. 16/deadline Nov. 23)
NOV 27
-- Panasonic Healthcare, which is backed by private equityfirm KKR, and Japan's Panasonic Corp, toacquire Bayer's diabetes care business (notified Oct.22/deadline Nov. 27)
DEC 1
-- Swiss chemicals company Ineos to acquire UK North Sea gasfields from the DEA Group (notified Oct. 26/deadline Dec.1/simplified)
DEC 2
-- Belgian chemical group Solvay to acquire U.S.peer Cytec (notified Oct. 13/deadline Dec. 2)
DEC 3
-- French supermarket chain Carrefour to acquireFrench electronic products retailer Rue du Commerce (notifiedOct. 28/deadline Dec. 3/simplified)
DEC 7
-- U.S. fertiliser maker CF Industries Holdings toacquire OCI NV's North American and European plants(notified Oct. 30/deadline Dec. 7)
-- French investment company Ardian France to acquire foodingredient maker Solina (notified Oct. 30/deadline Dec.7/simplified)
-- Enel Green Power and asset management companyF2I to set up a joint venture (notified Oct. 30/deadline Dec. 7)
-- German carmaker BMW and heating and refrigeration systemsmaker Viessmann to set up Digital Energy Solutions GmbH(notified Oct. 30/deadline Dec. 7/simplified)
-- Investment firm Oaktree Capital Group, Swedishbuilder Skanska and hotel operator Starwood Hotels &Resorts Worldwide to acquire Polish hotel operator HotelAtrium (notified Oct. 30/deadline Dec. 7/simplified)
DEC 8
-- Swedish state utility Vattenfall and GDF Suez EnergieDeutschland AG to to set up a consortium (notified Nov.3/deadline Dec. 8)
-- U.S. conglomerate Koch Industries and BDTCapital Partners to acquire joint control of U.S. lighting makerTruck-Lite (notified Nov. 3/deadline Dec. 8/simplified)
DEC 9
-- Austrian home improvement chain OBI to acquiresome retail sites from Austrian peer BauMax (notified Nov.4/deadline Dec. 9)
DEC 10
-- German dairy producer DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH toacquire Dutch cheese producer DOC Kaas B.V. (notified Nov.5/deadline Dec. 10)
-- Spanish bank Banco Santander and private equityfirm Pai Partners to jointly control Grupo Konectanet (notifiedNov. 5/deadline Dec. 10/simplified)
DEC 11
-- Private equity firm KKR to acquire Swiss-basedvending machine operator Selecta (notified Nov. 6/deadline Dec.11/simplified)
-- Private equity firm LetterOne Holdings to acquire Germanenergy company E.ON's oil and gas assets in theNorwegian North Sea (notified Nov. 6/deadline Dec.11/simplified)
-- Trading company Gunvor Group to acquire refinery operatorKuwait Petroleum Europoort (notified Nov. 6/deadline Dec.11/simplified)
-- Swiss Re to acquire Guardian FinancialServices (notified Nov. 6/deadline Dec. 11/simplified)
-- UK insurer Aviva and the Public Sector PensionInvestment Board to set up a property joint venture (notifiedNov. 6/deadline Dec. 11/simplified)
DEC 12
-- Canadian auto parts maker Linamar to acquireFrench peer Montupet (notified Nov. 6/deadline Dec.12)
DEC 14
-- French bank Caisse des Depots, Abu Dhabi-based investmentand development firm Mubadala Development Co andVivalto Bel to jointly acquire French private health cluboperator Group Vivalto Sante (notified Nov. 9/deadline Dec. 14)
DEC 16
-- Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners to acquiretechnology company Solera Holdings Inc (notified Nov.11/deadline Dec. 16)
-- Commodity trader Trafigura to acquire de facto solecontrol of Belgian zinc producer Nyrstar (notified Nov.11/Dec. 16)
DEC 17
-- Germany's Bertelman plans to buy remaining 25.1percent stake in printing group Privonis from Axel Springer. (notified Nov. 12/ deadline Dec. 17)
-- France's Michelin and Fives planjoint venture in metal 3D printing (notified Nov. 12/ deadlineDec. 17/simplified)
-- The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (Omers)to buy out environment and social issues consultant ERM with theAlberta Investment Management Corp as a co-investor (notifiedNov. 12/ deadline Dec. 17/simplified)
-- Canadian car parts supplier Magna International to acquire German automotive transmission systems maker Getrag(notified Nov. 12/deadline Dec. 17)
DEC 18
AXA and Danish public pension fund ATP plan toacquire control of two hotels jointly with Club Quarters(notified Nov. 13/ deadline Dec. 18/simplified)
DEC 21
-- Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu to acquire sharesin Germany's Hernandez Edelstahl (notified Nov. 16/deadline Dec.21)
DEC 22
-- EQT Services to acquire 75 percent of Top-Toy, a toyretailer in the Nordic Countries and Germany (notified Nov.16/deadline Dec. 22/simplified)
DEC 23
-- Transgourmet, a unit of Switzerland's Coop, tobuy Austria's C+C Pfeiffer, a subsidiary of the Pfeiffer tradinggroup, as well as to take a 50 percent stake in centralisedpurchasing team Top Team (notified Nov. 18/deadline Dec.23/simplified)
-- Novartis to buy remaining rights to Ofatumumab fromBritain's GlaxoSmithKline (notified Nov. 18/deadlineDec. 23)
JAN 13
-- U.S. packages delivery company FedEx to acquireDutch peer TNT (notified July /deadline extended toJan. 13 from Dec. 8 after the companies asked for more time)
JAN 18
-- South African paper maker Mondi toacquire some assets from portfolio company Walki (notified July29/deadline extended to Jan. 18 from Sept. 2 after the EuropeanCommission opened an in-depth investigation)
JAN 22
-- U.S. drinks can maker Ball Corp to acquireBritish rival Rexam Plc (notified June 15/deadlineextended for the third time to Jan 22 from Dec. 23 aftercompanies submitted commitments)
MARCH 2
-- U.S. office supplier Staples to acquire U.S.rival Office Depot (notified Aug. 21/deadline extendedfor the second time to March 2 from Feb. 10 after the companiesasked for more time)
MARCH 17
-- Cable telecoms company Liberty Global's Belgiansubsidiary Telenet to buy mobile network operator Basefrom Dutch group KPN (notified Aug. 17/deadlineextended to March 17 from March 3)
APRIL 18
-- Hutchison Whampoa to acquire Telefonica's O2 UK subsidiary (notified Sept. 11/deadline extendedfor the fourth time to April 18 from March 16 after Hutchisonasked for more time)
SUSPENDED
-- Oilfield services provider Halliburton to buyrival Baker Hughes in a stock and cash transaction(notified July 23/deadline suspended after the companiesprovided insufficient information)
-- SOCAR, Azerbaijan's state energy company, to buy stakesin Greek natural gas grid operator DESFA from Greek natural gasutility 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 workingdays to 35 working days, to consider either a company's proposedremedies 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 theclearance of uncontroversial first-stage mergers without givingany reason for its decision. Cases may be reclassified asnon-simplified - that is, ordinary first-stage reviews - untilthey are approved. (Compiled by Foo Yun Chee and Philip Blenkinsop)
