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Ireland: Construction cos ditch plans to merge

By  |  February 15, 2013

Plans to merge between two Irish construction companies have reportedly been abandoned. According to reports, Lagan Cement and Quinn Building Products have ditched their deal after a joint statement announcing the two would part ways. Discussions of a merger first arose last December; Quinn’s chief executive made a statement of wanting to create an independent Irish cement producer. The two have reportedly decided against the deal so as to not have to go through the Competition Authority.

 

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