02/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - Mergers. On 1st February, the European Commission granted clearance to the acquisition of joint control of The Nuance Group SA of Switzerland by PAI Partners S.A.S. (“PAI”) and Gecos - Generale di Commercio e Servizi S.p.A. (“Gecos”) of Italy. PAI is a French private equity company which manages and advises dedicated private equity funds, while Gecos is the parent company of the Italian PAM Group, mainly active in the Italian large-scale food and non-food...