EU mergers and takeovers (Dec 7)

EU mergers and takeovers (Dec 7)

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- U.S. software company Microsoft MSFT.O to acquire social network LinkedIn LNKD.N (approved Dec. 6)

NEW LISTINGS -- German automotive parts supplier Rheinmetall Automotive RHMG.DE and Chinese automobile radiator company Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery 002126.SZ to form joint venture (notified Dec. 5/deadline Jan. 17/simplified procedure) -- U.S. investment firm KKR & Co. KKR.N to take sole control of Japanese auto parts supplier Calsonic Kansei Corp 7248.T (notified Dec. 5/deadline Jan. 17/simplified) -- Private equity firm Permira PERM.UL to acquire German fashion retailer and exporter Schustermann & Borenstein (notified Dec. 6/deadline Jan. 18/simplified)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE

DEC 8 -- Chinese aviation and shipping group HNA Group to acquire a stake in Air France-KLM's AIRF.PA catering business Servair (notified Nov. 3/deadline Dec. 8)

DEC 15 -- Italian utility Enel ENEI.MI to acquire Italian fibre-optic company Metroweb which will merge with Enel Open Fiber, a joint venture with Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) (notified Nov. 10/deadline Dec. 15/simplified)

DEC 16 -- French group Danone DANO.PA to acquire U.S. organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods Co WWAV.N (notified Oct. 26/deadline extended to Dec. 16 from Dec. 2 after concessions offered)

DEC 19 -- Germany's Deutsche Post AG DPWGn.DE to acquire UK postal operator UK Mail Group UKM.L (notified Nov. 14/deadline Dec. 19/simplified)

DEC 20 -- UK retail property developer Hammerson HMSO.L and Irish life insurance and pension company Irish Life Assurance IPMLA.UL to jointly acquire Ilac Shopping Centre in Dublin (notified 15/deadline Dec. 20/simplified)

DEC 21 -- Irish technology distribution company Exertis, which is part of DCC PLC DCC.L , to acquire UK data-storage company Hammer (notified Nov. 16/deadline Dec. 21) -- Spanish publisher Grupo Planeta and Italian publisher De Agostini Libri to form joint venture publishing company DeA Planeta Libri in Italy (notified Nov. 16/deadline Dec. 21/simplified) -- Funds managed by U.S. asset management company Bain Capital to acquire U.S. automotive business services provider MSX International MSXIN.UL (notified Nov. 16/deadline Dec. 21/simplified)

DEC 22 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services (HPES), IT services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprises HPE.N , to acquire U.S. IT services group Computer Sciences Corp CSC.N (notified Nov. 17/deadline Dec. 22/simplified) -- Coca Cola Company KO.N to buy 50 percent stake in Lithuanian mineral water producer Neptuno Vandenys from Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company CCH.L (notified Nov. 17/deadline Dec. 22) -- Verizon Communications VZ.N to acquire U.S. internet company Yahoo YHOO.O (notified Nov. 17/deadline Dec. 22)

DEC 23 -- Asset management company The Carlyle Group CG.O to acquire German public holding company KAP-Beteiligungs AG (notified Nov. 18/deadline Dec. 23/simplified) -- Investment company Aurelius Group to acquire U.S. office supplies retailer Office Depot's ODP.O European operations (notified Nov. 18/deadline Dec. 23/simplified) -- German financial services company Allianz ALVG.DE and Dutch insurance company NN Group NN.AS to acquire joint control over German student housing company The FIZZ (notified Nov. 18/deadline Dec. 23/simplified)

JAN 3 -- Luxembourg insurance company Allianz Infrastructure Luxembourg I ALVG.DE and UK fund management copmany Dalmore Capital to jointly acquire UK infrastructure provider Bazalgette Equity Limited (notified Nov. 21/deadline Jan. 3/simplified)

JAN 4 -- Private equity firms CVC CVC.UL and Cinven CINV.UL to jointly acquire Luxembourg-based credit card provider NewDay Group Holdings (notified Nov. 22/deadline Jan. 4/simplified) -- U.S. car sealing and thermal management products Dana DAN.N to acquire transmissions and hydraulic and electronic parts maker Brevini Group's fluid power and power transmission units (notified Nov. 22/deadline Jan. 4/simplified)

JAN 5 -- UK engineering company Smiths Group SMIN.L to acquire U.S.-based Morpho Detection from French aerospace company Safran SAF.PA (notified Nov. 23/deadline Jan. 5) -- Private equity firms Cinven CINV.UL , Permira and Mid Europa to acquire Polish e-commerce business Allegro and Polish price comparison website Ceneo from South African media and e-commerce company Naspers (notified Nov. 23/deadline Jan. 5/simplified)

JAN 6 -- Chinese insurance company Fosun to acquire German fashion house Tom Tailor (notified Nov. 24/deadline Jan. 6/simplified)

JAN 9 -- Venture capital company Rockaway Capital SE, energy company EC Investments and Czech financial services company PPF Group N.V. PPFGP.UL to create online shopping joint venture Sully System (notified Nov. 25/deadline Jan. 9/simplified) -- Czech e-commerce services company Rockaway Capital SE, energy company EC Investments and Czech financial services company PPF Group N.V. to acquire Sully systems, which will act as a holding company (notified Nov. 25/deadline Jan. 9/simplified)

JAN 10 -- French automotive manufacturer Groupe PSA PEUP.PA to take control of French second-hand car distributor Groupe Aramis (notified Nov. 28/deadline Jan. 10/simplified) -- Business consultancy Everis Initiatives, which is a subsidiary of Japanese group NTT Data 9613.T , and Spanish bank Bankia BKIA.MC to jointly acquire Spanish company Nettit Colaborative Payment, which is now solely controlled by Everis (notified Nov. 28/deadline Jan. 10/simplified)

JAN 11 -- U.S. medical devices maker Abbott Laboratories ABT.N to acquire U.S. diagnostics company Alere ALR.N (notified Nov. 29/deadline Jan. 11)

JAN 13 --Investment firm HIG Capital to acquire shares in Dutch recycling company Ecore (notified Dec. 1/deadline Jan. 13/simplifed) -- U.S. conglomerate Koch Industries KCHIN.UL to acquire U.S. peer Guardian Industries (notified Dec. 1/deadline Jan. 13/simplified)

JAN 17 --German automotive parts supplier Rheinmetall Automotive and Chinese automobile radiator company Zhejan Yinlun Machinery to form joint venture JV (notified Dec. 5/deadline Jan. 17/simplified procedure) --U.S. investment firm KKR & Co. to acquire Japanese auto parts supplier Calsonic Kansei (notified Dec. 5/deadline Jan. 17/simplified)

JAN 18 -- Private equity firm Permira PERM.UL to acquire German fashion retailer and exporter Schustermann & Borenstein (notified Dec. 6/deadline Jan. 18/simplified)

FEB 23 -- German cement producers Heidelbergcement HEIG.DE and Schwenk to jointly acquire Mexican peer Cemex's CMXCPO.MX Croatian unit (notified Sept. 5/deadline extended to Feb. 23 from Oct. 10 after the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation)

FEB 28 -- U.S. chemicals company Dow Chemical DOW.N to merge with DuPont DD.N (notified June 22/deadline Feb. 28)

MARCH 6 -- Deutsche Boerse DB1Gn.DE and the London Stock Exchange LSE.L plan to merge (notified Aug. 24/deadline extended to March 6 from Feb. 13 after the companies asked for more time)

MARCH 29 -- Chinese state-owned company China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) CNNCC.UL to acquire Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta SYNN.S (notified Sept. 23/deadline March 29)

SUSPENDED -- Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR to buy stakes in Greek natural gas grid operator DESFA from Greek natural gas utility 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 working days to 35 working days, to consider either a company's proposed remedies 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 the clearance of uncontroversial first-stage mergers without giving any reason for its decision. Cases may be reclassified as non-simplified - that is, ordinary first-stage reviews - until they are approved.