The EU Commission conditionally approves the acquisition of Belgian commercial airlines by German airline companies (Lufthansa / SN Airholding)

Gatti, John

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22 Jun 2009

The EU Commission conditionally approves the acquisition of Belgian commercial airlines by German airline companies (Lufthansa / SN Airholding)

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EU Commission, Lufthansa / SN Airholding, Case COMP/M.5335, 22 June 2009

"Mergers: main developments between 1 May and 31 August 2009"* During the period under review the Commission conditionally approved two acquisitions by Lufthansa: SN Airholding (SNAH), the holding company of the Belgian commercial airline SN Brussels Airlines (decision taken on 22 June) and Austrian Airlines, the Austrian flag-carrier (decision taken on 28 August). Both decisions were conditional upon the

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John Gatti
JG Associates (Brussels)

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John Gatti, The EU Commission conditionally approves the acquisition of Belgian commercial airlines by German airline companies (Lufthansa / SN Airholding), 22 June 2009, e-Competitions June 2009, Art. N° 37598

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