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• January 31, 2007

  EU Reexamining Sony-Bertelsmann Merger

  

  BLOOMBERG is reporting that EUROPEAN UNION regulators started a reexamination of the merger between the music units of SONY CORP. and BERTLESMANN AG, six months after an EU court threw out their approval. The EUROPEAN COMMISSION, the EU's BRUSSELS-based … more »

• December 22, 2006

  Universal And BMG Publishing Merger OK'd In Australia

  

  UNIVERSAL MUSIC, whose proposed 1.63 billion euro ($2 billion) buy of BERTELSMANN's BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP is under review by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, said TODAY that AUSTRALIA had cleared the merger. That clearance, combined with earlier approval by … more »

• December 1, 2006

  Universal-BMG Publishing Deal Could Face Closer EU Scrutiny

  EUROPEAN UNION antitrust regulators plan to launch an in-depth investigation into UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP's planned $2.14 billion acquisition of BMG PUBLISHING, sources tell the WALL STREET JOURNAL.  EU officials reportedly told UNIVERSAL in BRUSSELS … more »