EU mergers and takeovers (June 24)
ju4 wa4i dia4n zo1ng he2 ba4o da4o :\n  BRUSSELS, June 24 (Reuters) - The following are proposed\nmergers, acquisitions and joint ventures under review by the\nEuropean Commission, and a brief guide to the EU merger process:\nAPPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:\n-- Billa, an Austrian unit of German food and non-food\nwholesaler and retailer REWE group, buys Austrian food and\nnon-food wholesaler and retailer ADEG Osterreich\nHandelsaktiengesellschaft (approved June 23)\n-- Taiwan electronics maker Hon Hai Precision Industry's\n<2317.TW> Foxconn acquires control of parts of electronics maker\nSanmina-SCI Corp <SANM.O> (approved June 24)\n-- Credit Agricole's <CAGR.PA> Sofinco, a French unit that\noffers consumer financing, and Ford <F.N> unit Saracen HoldCo of\nSweden buy Forso Nordic of Sweden, which handles financing and\nadministrative services (approved June 24)\nNEW LISTINGS:\nNone\nEXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:\n-- French yeast and bread-making products company Lesaffre\nbuys British yeast company GBI and British bakery ingredients\ncompany BFP (notified May 23/deadline June 27/extended to July\nFIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:\nJUNE 25\n-- Food and non-food retailer Spar Hungary, belonging to the\nAustrian Spar group, acquires control of peer Plus Hungary\n(notified May 21/deadline June 25)\n-- News Corp <NWSa.N> of the United States, a diversified\nnews and entertainment company, acquires control of Premiere\n<PREGn.DE>, a German pay-TV operator (notified May 5/deadline\nJune 11/10 working days extension/new deadline June 25)\nJUNE 26\n-- Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, a British private equity\nfund, through Apax Europe VII Fund, acquires control of D S\neurope AG <DSJG.DE>, a German e-commerce and telecommunications\nservices company (notified May 22/deadline June 26/simplified)\n-- SEPI, a state-owned Spanish holding company; CDTI, which\npromotes technological development for Spanish undertakings;\nINTA, engaged in aerospace research and technological\ndevelopment; and Abertis Telecom, part of Spanish infrastructure\nand services group Abertis <ABE.MC>, acquire joint control of\nSpanish satellite operator Hispasat (notified May 22/deadline\nJune 26)\n-- CVC Capital Partners, a Luxembourg investment fund, buys\nSchuitema <SUTN.AS>, a Dutch retailer (notified May 22/deadline\nJune 26)\nJUNE 27\n-- STMicroelectronics <STM.PA> and NXP, both semiconductor\nmakers, in a joint venture to make semiconductors for mobile\ntelecoms (notified May 23/deadline June 27)\n-- British American Tobacco <BATS.L> of Britain buys the\ncigarette business and some other interests of tobacco products\nmaker Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni of Denmark (notified May\n7/deadline June 13/10 working days extension/new deadline June