U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s 7 billion pound ($8.8 billion) takeover of British supermarket group Morrisons cleared its last regulatory hurdle on Thursday, more than eight months after shareholders backed the deal.
Britain’s competition regulator formally accepted CD&R’s offer to sell 87 petrol stations to address concerns over higher fuel prices.
Monthly industry data has shown Morrisons, Britain’s fourth largest grocer, lagging larger rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
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