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Spreadex-Sporting Index deal review weighed up uncertainties, UK’s CMA says

By Jon Menon ( February 20, 2026, 15:23 GMT | Insight) -- The UK review of Spreadex’s buyout of rival Sporting Index weighed up any uncertainties in its analysis, the UK antitrust regulator told a court as it refuted the acquirer’s claim that it had been irrational in blocking the merger. Spreadex is for a second time challenging an order by the Competition and Markets Authority to make it unwind its buyout of the consumer-facing business of Sporting Group.The UK review of Spreadex’s buyout of rival Sporting Index weighed up any uncertainties in its analysis, the UK antitrust regulator told a court as it refuted the acquirer’s claim that it had been irrational in blocking the merger....

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