24/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - Acquisition of Dutch shrimp supplier Heiploeg by several banks receives clearance. On 23 August, the European Commission gave its go-ahead to the proposed acquisition by the Dutch banks ABN AMRO, Rabobank and Friesland Bank together with the Icelandic bank Landsbanki, of the Heiploeg Group, a Dutch supplier of shrimps. The Commission's investigation showed there were no overlaps between the parties' activities in the European Economic Area (EEA) since neither ABN AMRO, Rabobank, Friesland Bank or Landsbanki are active in the same field as the Heiploeg group. (OL/transl.jl)