23/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: JBS/Seara/Zenda. On Monday 23 September, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the acquisition by JBS SA of Brazil of the following companies: Seara Holding (Europe) BV (Netherlands), Secculum Participações Ltda (Brazil), União Frederiquense Participações (Brazil), Baumhardt Com. e Part. Ltda (Brazil), Excelsior Alimentos SA (Brazil), Athena Alimentos SA (Brazil) (jointly known as Seara) and Columbus Netherlands BV (Zenda). JBS SA is active in the processing in Brazil, Argentina, the United States and Australia of ready meals, beef products, leather and other products made from cows. JBS also operates in the pork and poultry industry. Seara farms chickens and pigs used to make meat products, whether processed or raw, in Brazil. Zenda makes leather for a number of sectors, including aeronautics, cars, furniture and footwear. (OL/transl.fl)