German court throws Liberty Global takeover of KabelBW into doubt

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A German higher regional court reversed an approval by the country's cartel office for Liberty Global's 3.16 billion euro ($4.2 billion) acquisition of KabelBW, throwing the now-completed merger into doubt. The court in Duesseldorf ruled that the German antitrust regulator will have to look at the case again, to either block it or approve the purchase applying stricter conditions than previously. The ruling could ultimately mean that the whole merger, which was approved in 2011 and completed in early 2012, has to be unwound. ...



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