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Rentokil-Cannon merger clearance hit by PHS court challenge over 'errors' in CMA decision

By Victoria Ibitoye ( May 16, 2019, 17:53 GMT | Insight) -- Rentokil Initial’s cleared merger with Cannon Hygiene was wrongly handled by the UK antitrust regulator, Personnel Hygiene Services has said in a court challenge to the decison. In an application to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the rival washroom-services provider argues that the Competition and Markets Authority "erred in law" in its decision to accept concessions from Rentokil and Cannon to sell off contracts to an approved purchaser.Rentokil Initial’s cleared merger with Cannon Hygiene was wrongly handled by the UK antitrust regulator, Personnel Hygiene Services has said in a court challenge to the decison. ...

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