login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10616

17 May 2012
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition
Conditional go-ahead for Südzucker's buy-up of ED&F MAN

Brussels, 16/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 16 May, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the planned acquisition of ED&F Man of the UK, the second largest sugar trader worldwide, also active in sugar production, by Südzucker of Germany, Europe's largest sugar producer. The approval is conditional upon the divestiture of ED&F Man's interests in the Brindisi refinery, the biggest and most modern production facility in Italy. The Commission's in-depth investigation focused on...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE
EXTERNAL ACTION