15/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - Commission approves acquisition of CPA by Cinven. On Thursday 15 March, the European Commission cleared the planned acquisition of George Topco Limited (CPA), a Jersey company active in patent renewal services related to intellectual property rights, by Cinven, a private equity fund. The Commission approved the transaction because there is no overlap between the activities of CPA and any of the companies in the Cinven portfolio, and the limited vertical...