Britain's antitrust authority said Tuesday that the completed merger of two retail co-operatives could harm competition in the supply of groceries and funeral services in the U.K.
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CMA Raises Concerns Over Retail Co-Op Deal

By Najiyya Budaly

Britain's antitrust authority said Tuesday that the completed merger of two retail co-operatives could harm competition in the supply of groceries and funeral services in the U.K.

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Finnish Lender S-Bank Wins Approval To Buy Rival For €571M

By Irene Madongo

Finnish lender S-Bank said Tuesday it has received clearance from the European Central Bank for its estimated €571.4 million ($660 million) plan to acquire local bank Oma, wrapping up the regulatory aspect of the proposed transaction.

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CMA Seeks Views On Outsourcer's £3.1B Deal For Mitie

By Dawood Fakhir

The antitrust watchdog said Tuesday that it is calling for responses on how the planned £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) acquisition by outsourcing giant OCS of rival Mitie Group PLC could harm competition in Britain.

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M&A

Debenhams Sells Nasty Gal For $16M To Von Dutch Owner

By Irene Madongo

Debenhams Group said Tuesday that it has sold women's fast-fashion brand Nasty Gal to White Space Group New York for $16 million, after recently announcing the sale of a distribution center to Primark. 

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Brief

Big Yellow Offloads Additional Industrial Estate For £36.5M

By Irene Madongo

Self-storage provider Big Yellow Group PLC on Tuesday disclosed a deal to dispose of its industrial estate in southeast England, for £36.5 million ($48.5 million), three months after it announced the sale of another such property in London.

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CAPITAL MARKETS

Brief

Shoosmiths Steers £9M Pension Deal For Engineering Council

By Joel Poultney

Financial services provider Just Group has assumed £9 million ($12.1 million) in retirement savings liabilities from a scheme sponsored by the Engineering Council, in a deal guided by Shoosmiths LLP, advisers said on Tuesday.

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MERGER REVIEW

DOJ Says States Could Owe Bond In Paramount Merger Case

By Hailey Konnath

The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that a coalition of state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America could indeed be required to put up a bond as they challenge Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, but only if the order they secured truly constitutes an injunction.

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LITIGATION

Zenith Annulment Bid Goes To European Human Rights Court

By Joyce Hanson

Zenith Energy Ltd. announced Tuesday it is redoubling attempts to annul an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration award that rejected a subsidiary's $130 million in claims against Tunisia over an oilfield deal, saying the unit will contest the ICC tribunal's impartiality before the European Court of Human Rights.

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