Press Release: Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of BPB by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

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Series Details IP/05/1401 (9.11.05)
Publication Date 09/11/2005
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The European Commission on 9 November 2005 cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of BPB plc. ('BPB'), the UK producer of plasterboard and other plaster-based products by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain ('Saint-Gobain') of France. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it.

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European Commission: DG Competition: Merger cases: M.3943 http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/index/m78.html#m_3943

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