( June 11, 2020, 10:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Aragorn Parent's planned acquisition of OverDrive Holdings is subject to an order from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority that prohibits the companies from making any corporate changes. Aragorn, owned by US investment firm KKR, said in December that it was acquiring OverDrive, a US digital distributor of e-books, audiobooks, music and videos. The CMA, which is probing the transaction, will decide by June 16 whether to open an in-depth inquiry into the deal.Statement follows. The order is attached....
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