26/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Henkel/Spotless. On Friday 26 September, the European Commission cleared the planned acquisition of Spotless Group SA (France) by Henkel AG & Co KGaA (Germany). Both companies are active amongst other things in the production of laundry and home care products. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns as the two companies' product ranges are to a large extent complementary. In markets where the two companies have...