COOP CLEARED TO BUY TRANSGOURMET.

The European Commission granted clearance, on 4 January, to the acquisition of sole control over transGourmet by Swiss retailer Coop. Before the transaction, transGourmet had been jointly controlled by Coop and REWE. Coop is a Swiss group mainly active in the retail of daily consumer products in Switzerland, where it also operates restaurants and filling stations. It is also active in the wholesale of daily consumer products and in the...