06/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 6 February, the European Commission announced that it had extended the investigation period of the proposed acquisition of French electrical goods distributor Rexel. The Commission postponed its deadline for reaching a conclusion on the purchase of Rexel by it Dutch competitor Hagemeyer from 8-22 February. To respond to the concerns of DG Competition on this transaction, Rexel proposed to sell its activities in Germany to French group Sonepar, and,...