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Vanilla must break up Washstation laundry merger, UK regulator rules

By Simon Zekaria ( October 11, 2018, 11:20 GMT | Insight) -- Vanilla must break up its completed merger with student laundry-services company Washstation and sell it on to an approved buyer, the UK's Competition and Market Authority said today. Its final decision follows an in-depth probe and a provisional decision in August that the transaction should be scrapped because it would harm competition and mean higher prices for customers.Vanilla must break up its completed merger with student laundry-services company Washstation and sell it on to an approved buyer, the UK antitrust authority said today....

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