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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9712

29 July 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Acquisition of So.Ge.Par Group by Outokumpu Oyj

Brussels, 28/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 25 July, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of So.Ge.Par Group by the Finnish company, Outokumpu Oyj. Outokumpu is the parent company of a group mainly active in Italy, Sweden, Finland and the UK, in the production, sale and distribution of a wide range of stainless steel products. Sogepar operates as a distributor of stainless steel products across the EU, mainly in Italy, Germany and the UK. After examining the...

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(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP to issue detailed recommendations on supervision of cross-border financial groups
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of EDS by Hewlett-Packard approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of So.Ge.Par Group by Outokumpu Oyj
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(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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