Karen Williams

"Mergers : summary of the most important recent developments"* The Swissair/Sabena concentration was authorised at the end of a phase 1 investigation on the basis of commitments given by the governments and companies concerned. Swissair purchased 49.5% of the shares with the Belgian State (...)

"Mergers : summary of the most important recent developments"* On 19 July 1995 the Commission prohibited the NSD joint venture following a five-month investigation of the case. NSD was intended to transmit satellite TV programmes to cable TV operators and households receiving satellite TV on (...)

"Mergers : summary of the most important recent developments"* The Commission initiated an in depth investigation on 23 June 1995 in the ABB/Daimler Benz case. The proposed joint venture (to be called Daimler-Benz Rail Transportation) will cover the worldwide activities of ABB and Daimler-Benz (...)

"Mergers : summary of the most important recent developments"* The Commission is currently conducting an in depth investigation into the proposal of Orkla (Norway) and Volvo (Sweden) to form a joint beverages company operating in the two countries. The joint venture will produce, bottle, (...)

"Mergers : summary of the most important recent developments"* The Commission’s began an examination of the RTL/Veronica/Endemol case following a request from the Dutch government to this effect, in the absence of which the Commission would not have jurisdiction to deal with the case since the (...)

"Mergers : summary of the most important recent developments"* On 27 April 1995, the Court of First Instance (CFI) ruled on two cases, one brought by the employees of Perrier and the other by the employees of Vittel and Pierval, against the Commission’s decision of 22 July 1992 in the case (...)