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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9937

8 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission allows joint acquisition of USP by Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland

Brussels, 07/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 6 July, the European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of joint control over the USP Group, a private network of medical assistance services mostly active in Spain, by Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), both retail and investment banks. The Commission's examination found that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns. Neither Barclays nor RBS is present on any market where USP is active. Thus the operation...

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