( September 24, 2010, 07:35 GMT | Press Round-Up Europe) -- Contact: BHP gets FTC green light to make Potash bid; Blackstone says USD10bln leveraged deal now possible; Microsoft raises USD4.75bln for acquisitions; EC to adopt ENI gas pipeline remedies; Bon Ljungdahl confirms paper envelope cartel raid; Credit Mutuel secured cap on antitrust fine; EU telco bosses warn against onerous broadband rules; France mulls e-book pricing law; French telcos ease subscription rules; Brazilian watchdog OKs Telefonica's Vivo purchase, with conditions; Deutsche Bank boss warns against overzealous Basel III implementation; Geithner praises Basel III rules; Basel chair confident of November agreement; UK financial watchdog seeks crackdown on deal leaks; Hochtief seeks white knight to fend off ACS; Avis ups Thrifty offer to rival Hertz; UK watchdog approves Korea National Oil, Dana Petroleum merger.- Miner BHP Billiton has been given the green light by the US Federal Trade Commission to proceed with its 39 billion dollar hostile bid for fertilizer maker Potash....
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