Merger cases

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Case title	Sector	Comments by date	Contact	Expected decision date*
Arriva Northumbria / Go North East	Local bus services	25 November 2009	Raul Nieto 020 7211 5866	8 February 2010 Not to be referred ('de minimis')
Biolin Scientific / Farfield	Scientific instruments for use in the surface chemistry field	10 March 2010	Tim Geer 020 7211 8339	24 March 2010
C & C Group / Gaymers Cider	Cider	5 February 2010	Androulla Soteriou 020 7211 8244	8 April 2010
Cartonplastgroup Holding S.A. / DS Smith plc	Plastic layer pad rentals and sorting/repair of pallets	20 January 2010	Dimitrios Sinaniotis 020 7211 8911	12 March 2010
Co-operative Group / Plymouth & South West Co-operatives	Grocery retailing, funeral services and petrol forecourts	15 July 2009	Sophia Stephanou 020 7211 8513	4 September 2009 (now negotiating undertakings)
FirstGroup / ScotRail review of undertakings	Bus and train services in Glasgow and Edinburgh	6 November 2009	Carole Bowley 020 7211 8912
GB Oils / Brogan	Heating oils and transport fuels	27 January 2010	Dimitrios Sinaniotis 020 7211 8911	26 March 2010
Go North East / Arriva Northumbria	Local bus services	25 November 2009	Raul Nieto 020 7211 5866	8 February 2010 Not to be referred ('de minimis')
Handicare / Minivator	Stairlifts	17 February 2010	Eve Cinnirella 020 7211 8502	30 March 2010 Cleared
Heineken / Emprex Cerveza	Beer distribution	18 March 2010	Michael Tilley 020 7211 8881	1 April 2010
JCDecaux UK / Titan Outdoor Advertising	Outdoor advertising	24 March 2010	Raúl Nieto 020 7211 5866	6 May 2010
Koppers / Cindu Chemicals	Coal tar products	21 December 2009	Androulla Soteriou 020 7211 8244	16 February 2010 Cleared
Lebedev Holdings / Independent & Independent on Sunday	Newspaper publishing	11 March 2010	Carole Bowley 020 7211 8912	26 April 2010 Found not to qualify
Marsh & McLennan / HSBC Insurance Brokers	Insurance, Reinsurance	15 February 2010	Dimitrios Sinaniotis 020 7211 8911	25 March 2010
Priory New Investments / Affinity Healthcare	Independent mental health hospital services	1 February 2010	Tim Geer 020 7211 8339	11 March 2010 Cleared
Procter & Gamble / Sara Lee's air care business (Article 22 request)	Air care products	12 March 2010	Tim Geer 020 7211 8339
Servisair UK / Aviance UK	Ground handling services at airports	23 February 2010	Carole Bowley 020 7211 8912	TBC
Smurfit Kappa / Mondi	Corrugated packaging	3 March 2010	Michael Tilley 020 7211 8881	16 April 2010
Trinity Mirror / Guardian Media	Regional newspapers	3 March 2010	Carole Bowley 020 7211 8912	TBC

*Legal notice: This date is the OFT case team's best up-to-date estimate of the date by when the decision will be announced. If any change occurs, the information is refreshed as soon as practicable. However, the OFT cannot guarantee that it will be announced on or before this estimated date as the timetable of a given case may change during the merger assessment process due to different reasons.

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