07/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 6 September, the European Commission gave the go-ahead for the acquisition of sole control of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank International AG by German bank Bayerische Landesbank. In a separate decision, the European Commission cleared the acquisition of Global Automotive Logistics/Compagnie d'Affretement et de Transport (GAL/CAT) of France by Vehicle Services International A.B. (VSI) of Sweden, a joint venture jointly held by Wallenius Lines of Sweden and Argentinian entrepreneur Manuel Antelo. VSI is active in shipping, ship broking, land transport and commodity trading. Both deals were examined under the simplified merger control procedure. (cd)