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Europe’s regulators act tough on companies holding minority stakes

By Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst ( August 29, 2025, 13:33 GMT | Comment) -- The conditions imposed on the takeover of Just Eat Takeaway.com by Dutch technology investment group Prosus confirm a message that has sounded loudly in recent months: Europe's competition authorities are skeptical of companies holding any sort of minority stakes in rival businesses.The conditions imposed on Prosus’s takeover of Just Eat Takeaway.com confirm a message that has sounded loudly in recent months: Europe's competition authorities are skeptical of companies holding any sort of minority stakes in rival businesses....

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