Brussels, 29/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 26 February, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth investigation into the planned acquisition of Arianespace, the global leader for launches of satellites, by Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL), a producer of launchers.
Arianespace is the global leader on the market for launches of commercial satellites to geostationery transfer orbits. It has a de facto monopoly in the European markets for institutional launches. For...