20/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: KKR and HIG buy up Estro. On Monday 19 May, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the acquisition of joint control over Estro of the Netherlands by KKR & Co., L.P. and H.I.G. Capital, two investment firms of the US. Estro provides child day care services in the Netherlands. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns, because the parties' activities do not overlap. (EL)