Brussels, 14/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - After its investigation, the Commission authorised the proposed acquisition of the Canadian chemicals company, Acetex, by the US-based merchant-banking firm, Blackstone, for the sum of $492 million. The inquiry essentially covered the activities of Celanese, which is controlled by Blackstone and is present on the same markets as Acetex. The Commission gave its authorisation despite its initial doubts concerning the horizontal overlapping on the markets...