02/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Blackstone-Goldman Sachs/Rothesay. On Monday 2 December, the European Commission authorised the joint acquisition, by investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS) and asset manager Blackstone, both of the United States, of the British insurance provider Rothesay (risk-reduction products in the buying and selling of stakes or swaps), which is currently controlled by GS. It concluded that there were no competition problems, given that the parties have limited...