A £10bn deal to create the UK’s biggest mobile operator faced a stiff new challenge yesterday after the EU’s competition watchdog toughened its stance on telecoms mergers.
The threat to Hutchison’s acquisition of O2 from Spain’s Telefónica came after Brussels thwarted a longtouted tie
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