BRUSSELS, March 8 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:
APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS
-- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to acquire minority stake and joint control along with Apax Partners over software development services provider GlobalLogic Holdings Ltd (approved March 7)
-- Private equity firms Advent International Corp and Bain Capital to jointly acquire German payment group Concardis (approved March 7)
NEW LISTINGS
None
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES
None
FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE
MARCH 8
-- UK tech company Micro Focus MCRO.L to acquire Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's HPE.N software business (notified Feb. 1/deadline March 8)
MARCH 10
-- Slovenian energy group Petrol PETG.LJ to take majority stake in natural gas wholesaler Geoplin (notified Feb. 3/deadline March 10)
MARCH 13
-- Finnish fibre materials company Ahlstrom AHL1V.HE to merge with Finnish specialty paper maker Munksjo MUNK1.HE (notified Feb. 6/deadline March 13)
-- German engineering company Siemens SIEGn.DE to merge assets with Spain's Gamesa GAM.MC to form the world's largest wind turbine maker (notified Feb. 6/deadline March 13)
MARCH 14
-- Private equity firm HIG Capital to acquire IT security products maker Infinigate Holding AG (notified Feb. 7/deadline March 14/simplified)
MARCH 16
-- Australian investment bank Macquarie Group MQG.AX and the UK's National Grid to acquire joint control of National Grid's NG.L gas distribution business (notified Feb. 9/deadline March 16)
MARCH 17
-- U.S. wireless carrier AT&T (NYSE:T) T.N to acquire U.S. broadcaster and TV studio Time Warner TWX.N (notified Feb. 10/deadline March 17/simplified)
MARCH 20
-- General Electric (NYSE:GE) Co GE.N to acquire rotor blade maker LM Wind Power Holding