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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7786

28 August 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Unilever notifies acquisition of Bestfoods

Brussels, 28/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - On 16 August this year the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration whereby the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever acquires all of the American company Bestfoods through share purchase. The move would give birth to a group predominant in the food products and consumer goods sectors, with a combined turnover of $52.3 billion (on the basis of the 1999 results of both companies). After preliminary examination, the Commission...

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