Brussels, 23/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 20 October, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition by Hewlett Packard (US) of control over the US software company Mercury Interactive Corporation. The Commission concluded that the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it.
In the course of its investigation, the Commission noted that there was significant overlap in the parties'...