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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9715

1 August 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 21
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission clears planned acquisition of Cederroth International AB by CapMan and Litorina

Brussels, 31/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 31 July 2008, the European Commission approved the planned acquisition of Cederroth by the private equity funds CapMan and Litorina (all three of Sweden). The activities of Cederroth and of CapMan (the latter through two of its portfolio companies Lumene and Farmos) overlap in the market for personal care products, in particular in the markets for body lotion, lip balm, liquid hand soap and nail polish remover in Finland. The Commission's...