China's first platform-sector sub-threshold merger probe faces public hearing
( September 10, 2026, 09:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Chinese food-delivery platform Meituan’s proposed acquisition of Beijing Maiyatian Network Technology company will face a public hearing on Sept. 18 over whether commitments offered to address competition concerns are effective, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a notice published Thursday. The transaction was the first below-threshold deal in the internet-platform sector to be investigated by China’s top merger-control regulator. Maiyatian provides end-to-end order-management services to merchants that handle their own deliveries on food-delivery platforms.Statement follows (in Chinese)....
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