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AkzoNobel may take fight for Metlac to Court of Appeal

By Sille Ruubel ( August 7, 2013, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- AkzoNobel appears poised to take its battle to acquire Metlac Holding to an appellate court in London, after a UK competition tribunal rejected the Dutch company’s challenge to an antitrust decision blocking the deal. The Competition Commission prohibited the transaction in December, saying it would reduce the number of suppliers of metal packaging coatings for beverage cans in the UK.AkzoNobel appears poised to take its battle to acquire Metlac Holding to an appellate court in London, after a UK competition tribunal rejected the Dutch company’s challenge to an antitrust decision blocking the deal....

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