Competition weekly news summary
26 February 2016

Parliament

  • EP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
    24 February 2016
    Commissioner Vestager exchanged views about State aid and resolutions decisions in the banking sector at the EP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
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Mergers

  • Commission opens in-depth investigation into ASL's acquisition of Arianespace
    26 February 2016
    The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Arianespace by Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL) under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission has concerns that the proposed transaction may result in less innovation and higher prices in the satellite and launch service markets .

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  • Commission approves Dentsply acquisition of dental equipment supplier Sirona, subject to conditions
    25 February 2016
    The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of dental equipment supplier Sirona by Dentsply, both of the US, subject to conditions. The decision is conditional in particular upon the extension of licensing agreements between Sirona and its current suppliers of CAD/CAM ("computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing") blocks used in its chairside CAD/CAM systems. These systems are used by dentists to manufacture dental prosthetics such as crowns, bridges, veneers and inlays out of the CAD/CAM blocks.
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