10/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: KKR/SMCP. On 10 June, the European Commission authorised the acquisition, by the American investment and asset management company KKR & Co, of the French group SMCP, which is active in the creation and distribution of clothes, shoes and accessories, via the brands Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot. The operation was examined under the simplified merger control procedure. (FG/transl.fl)