Brussels, 19/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 15 December, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of Berliner Bank AG & KG of Germany by Deutsche Bank AG, also of Germany by way of purchase of shares. The sale of Berliner bank was initiated by a Commission decision under EC Treaty state aid rules regarding Bankgesellschaft Berlin (now Landesbank Berlin Holding AG). The decision required, among other things, that its subsidiary Landesbank Berlin get rid of the division which...