Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Morpho Detection by Smiths, subject to conditions

The European Commission issued a press release concerning the acquisition of Morpho Detection by Smiths. The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Morpho Detection, the threat detection equipment business of Safran of France, by Smiths of the UK. The clearance is conditional on the divestiture of Morpho Detection's explosive trace detection business.