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JD Sports given the green light for acquisition of Go Outdoors

London - Sportswear and outdoor retailer JD Sports Fashion has been given unconditional approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its acquisition of Go Outdoors for 112.3 million pounds. The announcement comes more than half a year after news of the acquisition first broke, as the CMA launched an investigation in December...

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CMA probes Net-A-Porter and Yoox merger

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an inquiry into the merger of luxury online retailer Net-a-Porter with its Italian competitor Yoox. Net-a-Porter’s owner, Richemont, confirmed the 1.3 billion euro merger in March, and stated that the two brands would collectively been known as the Yoox-Net-a-Porter group. The CMA has...