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Pub Operator Greene King Gets Regulatory Nod For Merger With Ka-Shing's Firm

By Dayeeta Das
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Pub Operator Greene King Gets Regulatory Nod For Merger With Ka-Shing's Firm

Greene King Plc said on Thursday the European Commission has given the go-ahead for CK Asset, a Hong Kong-listed company founded by the territory's richest man Li Ka-Shing, to acquire the British pubs operator.

The offer by CK Asset, whose founder ranks among Asia's best-known entrepreneurs, valued the brewer of Old Speckled Hen and Abbot Ale at £4.6 billion ($5.92 billion) as CK aims to boost its UK presence.

The merger is expected to close on 30 October.

In August of this year, the brewer agreed to the bid from Hong Kong-listed CK Asset, which said it was seeking to increase its UK presence.

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