P&G-Merck Merger

The European Commission on Tuesday cleared the acquisition of Germany-based pharmaceutical giant Merck’s consumer health business by Procter & Gamble, finding only “a limited number of horizontal overlaps” and no effect on competition in the future.

BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Tuesday cleared the acquisition of Germany-based pharmaceutical giant Merck’s consumer health business by Procter & Gamble, finding only “a limited number of horizontal overlaps” and no effect on competition in the future.

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