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UK's CMA kicks off probe into Thermo Fisher-Olink deal

May 10, 2024 4:26 AM

May 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said

on Friday it has initiated a probe into U.S. medical equipment

maker Thermo Fisher Scientific's ( TMO ) $3.1 billion deal to

buy Swedish biotech firm Olink Holding AB ( OLK ).

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set a

deadline of July 8 for its phase 1 decision.

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