UK's bid to probe Hutchison's O2 takeover rejectedEU antitrust regulators rejected on Friday a request by Britain's competition authority to examine Hutchison Whampoa's 10.3-billion-pound ($15.5 billion) bid for British mobile unit O2, saying an EU review would ensure uniform rules. More… |
Hutchison's $16bn UK deal faces EU probeHutchison Whampoa is set to face an extensive EU investigation over its bid for Telefonica's British unit and is prepared to sell network capacity and frequencies to head off antitrust concerns, three sources said on Friday. H More… |
Hutchison to buy Telefonica UK unit for $15.4bnLi Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa has agreed to buy Telefonica's British mobile unit O2 for up to £10.25 billion ($15.4 billion), hastening the consolidation of Britain's telecoms industry. Hutchison already operat More… |