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EU Sets New August 13 Deadline For EssilorLuxottica Deal

By  |  May 13, 2020

EU antitrust regulators have set a new deadline of August 13 for their decision on Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica’s €7.2 billion (US$7.8 billion) bid for Dutch opticians group GrandVision, a European Commission filing shows.

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    EU competition enforcers, which in February voiced concerns about possible price hikes and fewer choices for consumers as a result of the deal, halted their investigation on April 7 while waiting for the companies to provide data, reported Reuters. 

    Companies in recent merger deals have been given more time to reply to information requests because of the coronavirus outbreak. 

    EssilorLuxottica, which makes eyewear for luxury brands such as Chanel, Prada, and Versace, is also a retailer with a vast shop network.

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