Sweden/Finland: SSAB nails down $1.6B steel merger (Competition Policy International)

Swedish steelmaker SSAB has reportedly won regulatory approval to acquire Finnish rival Rautaruukkii in a $1.6 billion transaction.

The European Commission cleared the deal after SSAB offered to divest assets in Finland, Sweden and Norway to appease competition concerns. Authorities said the offer is sufficient to address threats of harm to …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition. "Sweden/Finland: SSAB nails down $1.6B steel merger (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 15 July 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/swedenfinland-ssab-nails-down-1-6b-steel-merger-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{Sweden/Finland: SSAB nails down $1.6B steel merger (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/swedenfinland-ssab-nails-down-1-6b-steel-merger-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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