02/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: BPE and Allianz acquire Popular Gestión. The European Commission has granted clearance to the acquisition of Popular Gestión, a Spanish asset management company, by Banco Popular Español SA (“BPE”) and Allianz SE (“Allianz”, Germany), an international insurance and financial services provider. The transaction was examined under simplified merger review procedure. (F.G./transl.jl)