09/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 8 October, the European Commission authorised Gilde Buy Out Management Holding B.V. (Gilde, the Netherlands)'s plan to buy up Dutch company Koninklijke Swets & Zeitlinger Holding N.V. (Swets) through a share purchase. Gilde is a private investment company and Swets provides subscription services to publishers and subscribers. The deal was examined using the simplified procedure. (ol)