UK Competition Watchdog Bars Akzo's Metlac Takeover

By Melissa Lipman (December 21, 2012, 1:54 PM EST) -- A U.K. antitrust watchdog decided Friday to block Akzo Nobel NV's bid to takeover rival Metlac Holding Srl because the combination would likely reduce competition for metal packaging coatings used in beverage cans....

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