On January 5, Casino announced that the European Commission had granted merger control clearance for its takeover by the consortium comprising EP Equity Investment III sàrl (controlled by Daniel K?etínský), Fimalac and Attestor.

The food retail group points out that the completion of its financial restructuring remains subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, where permitted by the proposed accelerated safeguard plan) of other conditions precedent.

These include, in particular, authorization from the French Ministry of the Economy under foreign investment control regulations, and from the European Commission under foreign subsidy regulations.

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