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"Merger : Summary of the most important recent developments"* After an intensive five-month investigation, the Commission found that Boeing, a fully integrated civil and military aerospace company, already had a dominant position in the worldwide market for large commercial jet aircraft. (...)

"Merger : Summary of the most important recent developments"* Taking into account the considerable efforts, costs and legal uncertainty created by multiple national filings of the same transaction, the Council has decided to extend the scope of the Merger Regulation in order to ensure a (...)

"Merger : Summary of the most important recent developments"* On 26th June, the Commission decided that the acquisition by Blokker in February 1997, of the “mega” stores operated in The Netherlands by Toys ‘R’ Us would lead to the strengthening of Blokker‘s dominant position in the Dutch market of (...)

"Merger : Summary of the most important recent developments"* On 16 May, Guinness PLC (“Guinness”) and Grand Metropolitan PLC (“GrandMet”) notified their intention to merge all of their business activities into a new entity. Guinness‘s principal business activities are in the distilling and (...)

"Merger : Summary of the most important recent developments"* In May 1997, the French groups Lyonnaise des Eaux and Compagnie de Suez proposed to merge their activities into a new entity, which becomes one of France’s largest industrial groups, notably active in the utility sector. After (...)

"Merger : Summary of the most important recent developments"* The second decision under Article 8(2) of the Regulation was taken on 14th May, four months after the launch of a “2nd phase” in depth investigation. The Commission’s initial inquiry gave rise to serious concerns with respect to the (...)