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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Green light to Rheinmetall's acquisition of 50% of AIM

Brussels, 22/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised plans by the German company Rheinmetall to buy 50 percent of the shares in AIM, currently jointly owned by Diehl and EHG Elektroholding, from the latter. Rheinmetall is active in the automotive and defence sectors, in which its future co-shareholder, Diehl, is also partly active. AIM is a German company which produces components in the field of infrared technology, which is used for military equipment amongst other...

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