BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The following are mergers underreview by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EUmerger process:
APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS
-- Private equity investor Advent International Corp toacquire industrial parts maker Brammer (approved Jan.20)
NEW LISTINGS
-- Swedish hygiene products and forestry group SCA to acquire German bandage and plaster cast maker BSN fromprivate equity firm EQT (notified Jan. 20/deadline Feb.24/simplified)
-- Investment fund EQT Fund Management to acquire jointcontrol of Germany energy company Getec Energie Holding which isnow solely controlled by GEH GmbH (notified Jan. 18/deadlineFeb. 22/simplified)
-- U.S. investment fund HPS to acquire joint control of U.S.insurance broker NFP Holdings which is now solely controlled byU.S. private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners (notifiedJan. 16/deadline Feb. 20/simplified)
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES
-- U.S. chemicals company Dow Chemical to merge withDuPont (notified June 22/deadline extended to March 14from Feb. 28)
FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE
JAN 25
-- U.S. medical devices maker Abbott Laboratories toacquire U.S. diagnostics company Alere (notified Nov.29/deadline Jan. 25 after commitments submitted)
JAN 26
-- EP Investment and EP Investment II to jointly acquireCzech utility Energeticky a prumyslovy holding, a.s. (EPH)(notified Dec. 14/deadline Jan. 26/simplified)
JAN 30
-- ArcelorMittal Distribution Services France andCellino to create a joint venture Steelcame Srl active inindustrial sheet metal workshop and steel distribution (notifiedDec. 16/deadline Jan 30)
JAN 31
-- Hitachi Chemical Company and Italy's Fiamm toform joint venture in automotive and industrial lead-acidbatteries (notified Dec. 19/deadline Jan 31/simplified)
-- Austria's Alpha Bank and investment managementfirm Centerbridge to take joint control of debt managementservice coordinator Kaican (notified Dec. 19/deadline Jan31/simplified)
FEB 2
-- REI Germany Cross Docks, a unit of NN Group, andCBRE Group Inc together with Poste Vita to acquireindirect joint control of over 10 real estate assets in Germany(notified Dec. 21/deadline Feb. 2/simplified)
-- Canada-listed holding company Fairfax
FEB 3
-- Private equity firm Cerberus Group to buy majority stakein Staples Europe from Staples (notified Dec.22/deadline Feb. 3/simplified)
-- UK private equity fund adviser Apax Partners to take solecontrol of diagnostic service provider Unilabs (notified Dec.22/deadline Feb. 3/simplified)
FEB 6
-- TPG Capital to acquire majority stake in Intel Corp's cyber security unit (notified Dec. 23/deadline Feb.6/simplified)
-- Bunge to buy two European oilseed processingfacilities in France and the Netherlands from Cargill (notifiedDec. 23/deadline Feb. 6)
-- Swedish private equity fund Altor Fund IV to acquire restof customer service provider Transcom Worldwide (notified Dec.23/deadline Feb. 6/simplified)
-- Predica, an insurance unit of Credit Agricole,and Macquarie take joint control of Groupe Pisto, which managesinstallations to store and transfer oil products (notified Dec.23/deadline Feb 6/simplified)
FEB 7
-- U.S. factory automation equipment maker Emerson ElectricCo to buy pump manufacturer Pentair Plc's valvesand controls business (notified Jan. 3/deadline Feb. 7)
FEB 9
-- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd to buy UK firmMicheldever Group (notified Jan. 5/deadline Feb. 9/simplified)
FEB 10
-- Private equity firm Onex Corp to acquireParkdean Resorts, a British operator of caravan holiday parks(notified on Jan. 6/deadline Feb. 10/simplified)
FEB 14
-- Japan's Sumitomo Corp to buy Ireland's Fyffes (notified Jan. 10/deadline Feb. 14/simplified)
FEB 15
-- U.S. conglomerate Koch Industries Inc toacquire equity securities of certain affiliates of U.S. businessapplications provider Infor Enterprises Applications L.P., whichis controlled by private equity fund Golden Gate Private EquityInc (notified Jan. 11/deadline Feb. 15/simplified)
-- China's Weichai Power Co raises its stake inGerman industrial vehicle and supply chain system maker Kion (notified Jan. 11/deadline Feb. 15/simplified)
-- General Electric Co to acquire rotor blade makerLM Wind Power Holding
