29/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has granted clearance to the proposed acquisition of joint control of HT Troplast AG (Germany) by Advent International Corporation (Advent) of the US and Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. (Cayman Islands) which belongs to the Carlyle Group (Carlyle) of the US. Both Advent and Carlyle are private equity investors and not involved in the manufacturing sector in which Troplast is active. HT Troplast (Troplast) is a subsidiary of the German...