24/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Mohawk/Spano Invest. On 24 April 2013, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the buy-up of various arms of Belgian wood construction panels and furniture manufacturer Spano Invest NV by US company Mohawk Industries Inc. active in the same industry. The Commission said the two companies were too small to cause competition concerns. The deal was examined using the simplified merger control procedure. (FG/transl.fl)