Brussels, 26/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 September, the European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of SHC, the Home and Office Communication Devices business of Siemens of Germany, by Arques, also of Germany. SHC is active in the consumer electronics sector. Arques is an investment company. The Commission's investigation revealed that the limited overlap on the market for set-top boxes did not represent a threat to competition. The vertical effects, the Commission...