BRITISH competition watchdogs have announced they will not conduct an investigation into the takeover of An Post’s transaction services business by payments specialist Alphyra.

BRITISH competition watchdogs have started a process to decide whether the proposed takeover of Mean Fiddler Music Group, the London-based entertainment business founded by Irish-born Vince Power, requires investigation on competition grounds.

THE Office of Fair Trade (OFT), the British competition watchdog, has invited interested parties to comment on the proposed takeover of property group Ashtenne by a joint venture that includes Anglo Irish Bank.