ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB), a North American leader in low voltage products, today announced that the European Commission has cleared ABB's proposed acquisition of Thomas & Betts.
The transaction has already been cleared by the US, Canadian and Turkish antitrust regulators. As announced on May 2, 2012, the merger also received approval by Thomas & Betts shareholders.
This EU antitrust clearance satisfies the last remaining regulatory condition to the acquisition. ABB and Thomas & Betts expect to close the transaction shortly.
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The transaction has already been cleared by the US, Canadian and Turkish antitrust regulators. As announced on May 2, 2012, the merger also received approval by Thomas & Betts shareholders.
This EU antitrust clearance satisfies the last remaining regulatory condition to the acquisition. ABB and Thomas & Betts expect to close the transaction shortly.
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