Antitrust regulators in the EU are set to launch a full-scale probe into Mars’ $36B bid for Kellanova (K), Reuters reports. According to sources, the EU is worried about Mars’ high market share in some products in some of the region’s countries, though they add that Mars is “unlikely” to offer remedies to soothe concerns during the European Commission’s preliminary review of the deal, which ends on June 25.
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