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Comment: China's hold-separate remedy solution comes with drawbacks

By Fang Lu ( October 9, 2013, 07:01 GMT | Comment) -- China's Ministry of Commerce appears — on the face of it — to have found a compromise way to resolve problematic mergers, opting for a solution somewhere between an order to divest assets, and an absolute veto. The 'hold-separate' option — which allows the merger to go through but requires the companies to keep certain business units distinct — does have its pitfalls and critics, however.China's Ministry of Commerce appears — on the face of it — to have found a compromise way to resolve problematic mergers, opting for a solution somewhere between an order to divest assets, and an absolute veto....

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