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Britain clears Takeaway.com's purchase of Just Eat

Published 04/23/2020, 03:08 AM
Updated 04/23/2020, 03:10 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO:  Signage for Just Eat is seen next to Uber Eats and Deliveroo advertisements on the window of a restaurant in London
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator on Thursday cleared online food delivery company Takeaway.com's takeover of UK rival Just Eat, saying the 6.2 billion pound ($7.7 billion) deal would not reduce competition.

Amsterdam-based Takeaway.com beat tech investment giant Prosus in a battle to buy Just Eat in January.

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)investigated the deal to see if Takeaway.com would have been likely to re-enter the UK market without the acquisition, thereby creating competition to Just Eat and the likes of Uber (NYSE:UBER) Eats and Deliveroo.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO:  Signage for Just Eat is seen next to Uber Eats and Deliveroo advertisements on the window of a restaurant in London

It concluded there was not a material likelihood of that happening if it blocked the deal, and it therefore gave it the green light.

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