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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9023

9 September 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Joint purchase of 51% of SPE by GDF and Centrica

Brussels, 08/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission authorised the joint acquisition of up to 51% of the Belgian electricity producer, SPE (Société publique d'éléctricité), by the French company Gaz de France and British energy distributor, Centrica. Acquisition would be through the creation of a joint subsidiary, Segebel, held equally by the two groups. The remaining 49% of SPE will remain in the hands of the current SPE shareholders, as well as Publilum, a...

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