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Mexico: Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood has antitrust authorization

By  |  July 4, 2016

Marriott International, today announced it has received authorization from competition authorities in Saudi Arabia and Mexico to proceed with its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a merger transaction.

With these authorizations, the only remaining country in which Marriott and Starwood require pre-merger authorization is China. Marriott and Starwood continue to cooperate with the Chinese regulatory agency and will be prepared to close the transaction promptly upon receiving authorization from China.

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