The European Union’s competition watchdog is investigating Merck KGgA — the German company — for providing “incorrect or misleading information” about its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, which was a U.S. supplier of laboratory testing materials.
The European Commission had approved the deal in June 2015, but only on the condition that the companies agreed to sell certain portions of their lab chemicals business over concerns the merger would reduce competition.
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Is that the right Merck logo in the stained glass? This article is about the German Merck.