21/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Whirlpool/ALNO. On 20 November, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the planned acquisition of German kitchen manufacturer ALNO AG by the US household appliances company Whirlpool Corporation. The Commission's investigation showed that there were enough alternative suppliers with significant market shares, both in the supply of domestic appliances and in the manufacture and marketing of kitchen furniture. The investigation showed that there are...