| Our ref. |
Case |
Date |
Sector |
| B2 - 46/08 |
Merger between Nordzucker AG, Braunschweig, and Danisco Sugar A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark |
17.02.2009 |
Sugar production and distribution |
| B2 - 75/09; B2 - 80/09 |
Bundeskartellamt clears an agricultural trade case in Saxony-Anhalt (BayWa/Wurth Agrar) and issues statement of objection in another case in the Baden region (ZG Raiffeisen/Wurth Agrar) |
08.10.2009; 25.11.2009 |
Agricultural trade |
| B2 - 29/09 |
Humana Milchindustrie GmbH, Everswinkel; Nordmilch AG, Bremen; Creation of a marketing Joint Venture |
09.06.2009 |
Dairies |
| B3 - 64/09 |
Cleared: Creation of a joint venture for HIV drugs by GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Pfizer Inc. |
05.06.2009 |
Pharmaceuticals |
B3 - 88/09
B3 - 116/09 |
Clearance of two laboratory acquisitions: Sonic Healthcare / Lademannbogen and BC Partners / Futurelab |
13.11.2009 |
clinical laboratory services |
| B3 - 91/09 |
Celanese (Ticona) / Acquisition of substantial assets of FACT Future Advanced Composites & Technology GmbH |
16.12.2009 |
Chemicals industry - Manufacture and sale of plastics |
| B3 - 174/08 |
University Medical Centre Freiburg,
creation of a joint venture for cardiac treatment
with the Heart Centre Bad Krozingen |
13.01.2009 |
Hospitals (85) |
| B3 - 194/07 |
Dissolution proceedings under Section 41 (3) ARC against the University Hospital of Tübingen (“UKT”), and Zollernalb District (Balingen) on grounds of the establishment of Zollernalb Klinikum gGmbH, Albstadt/Balingen/Hechingen |
12.05.2009 |
Hospitals (85) |
| B3 - 215/08 |
Acquisition of Gesundheitsholding Werra-Meißner GmbH, Eschwege, by Gesundheit Nordhessen Holding AG, Kassel |
24.07.2009 |
Hospitals (85) |
| B4 - 25/09 |
Acquisition of the former south-east German branch of Nehlsen (Niederlassung Süd-Ost (now: NERU)) by Remondis |
17.04.2009 |
Waste Management (90) |
| B4 - 90/09 |
Clearance of the acquisition of easycash by Ingenico |
03.11.2009 |
Other activities related to financial services |
1. B4 - 133/08, B4 - 29/09;
2. B4 - 134/08;
3. B4 - 177/08 |
Major Mergers in the Banking Sector
1. Deutsche Bank AG / Deutsche Postbank AG
2. Commerzbank AG / Dresdner Bank AG (/ Allianz SE)
3. DZ Bank AG / WGZ Bank AG |
1. 14.11.2009, 18.02.2009;
2. 10.12.2008;
3. 28.01.2009 |
Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding (65) |
| B5 - 45/09 |
Acquisition of the Industrial Outfitter Kagema Industrieausrüstungen GmbH, Pattensen, by KSB AG, Frankenthal |
18.05.2009 |
Manufacture of machinery and equipment (29) |
| B5 - 47/09 |
Clearance of the complete acquisition of AMG Haustechnik by Cordes & Graefe |
27.08.2009 |
Wholesale of plumbing materials for gas, water and heating |
| B6 - 10/09 |
Creation of a joint venture between Zeitungsverlag Schwerin GmbH & Co. KG, Schwerin, and Kurierverlags GmbH & Co. KG, Neubrandenburg |
13.01.2009 |
Publishing sector (22) |
| B6 - 15/09 |
Clearance of newspaper merger: M. DuMont Schauberg / Berliner Verlag and Morgenpost Verlag |
11.02.2009 |
Publishing sector / Press (22) |
| B6 - 20/09 |
Acquisition of Neusser Pressehaus GmbH, Neuss,
by the publishing house Rheinisch-Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft (RBVG), Düsseldorf |
27.01.2009 |
Newspapers, advertising journals (22) |
| B6 - 25/09 |
Acquisition by Madsack GmbH & Co. KG, Hanover, of several shares held by Axel Springer AG, Berlin, in publishers of regional subscription dailies |
24.03.2009 |
Publishing sector / Press (22) |
| B6 - 31/09 |
Acquisition of 35 % of the shares in PMB Presse- und Medienhaus Berlin GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne, and PMB Presse- und Medienhaus Berlin Verwaltungs GmbH, Cologne by Heinen-Verlag GmbH, Cologne and establishment of a joint venture |
26.03.2009 |
Publishing sector / Press (22) |
| B6 - 44/09 |
Acquisition of a share in the publishing house of “Die Zeit” by Mr Dieter von Holtzbrinck |
07.04.2009 |
Publishing sector / Press (22) |
| B6 - 67/09 |
Clearance of the acquisition of the daily newspaper Eberbacher Zeitung by Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung |
23.07.2009 |
Newspaper, advertising newspapers |
| B6 - 79/09 |
Planned merger between Rheinische Post and Aachener Nachrichten/Aachener Zeitung abandoned after objection by the Bundeskartellamt |
26.11.2009 |
Subscription dailies |
| B6 - 119/09 |
Clearance of creation by Burda and WAZ of joint venture for publishing distribution services |
22.12.2009 |
Distribution services for publishing houses, national distribution |
| B6 - 123/09 |
Clearance of outdoor advertising merger – acquisition of Wall AG by JCDecaux GmbH |
15.12.2009 |
Outdoor advertising |
| B7 - 23/09 |
Vector Capital (USA); indirect acquisition of the sole control of Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (Israel) |
20.03.2009 |
IT Application Software: Digital Rights Management Solutions (72) |
| B7 - 104/09 |
Acquisition of Strato AG, Berlin and Strato Rechenzentrum AG, Berlin by Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn |
18.12.2009 |
Internet-Hosting |
| B8 - 34/09 |
Acquisition of the district heating business of ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding GmbH, Hamburg, by RWE Energy AG, Dortmund |
08.05.2009 |
Energy (35300) |
| B8 - 67/09 |
EnBW / VNG merger control proceedings cleared |
24.08.2009 |
Energy supply (40) |
| B8 - 96/08 |
Clearance in EnBW/EWE merger control proceedings |
06.07.2009 |
Energy supply (40) |
| B8 - 100/09 |
Clearance for “Strasserauf” joint venture set up by municipal utilities in the Ruhr District (Oberhausen, Duisburg, Dortmund) for the nationwide distribution of energy |
31.08.2009 |
Energy supply (40) |
| B8 - 163/08 |
Increase of the stake held by SaarFerngas in Energie Südwest AG Landau to 51 % (merger control proceedings) |
05.03.2009 |
Energy (40) |
| B8 - 175/08 |
Acquisition of 59 petrol stations in Saxony and Thuringia belonging to OMV Deutschland GmbH by Total Deutschland GmbH |
29.04.2009 |
Petrol stations (5050) |
| B9 - 56/09 |
Bundeskartellamt clears acquisition of TUIfly flight routes by Air Berlin |
04.09.2009 |
Flight services |
| B9 - 112/09 |
Acquisition by TNT Post Holding Deutschland of shares in five regional mail service providers from Georg von Holtzbrinck |
07.10.2009 |
Postal services (53) |
