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UK competition watchdog provisionally clears Boparan-ForFarmers deal
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
The UK's CMA has provisionally cleared Boparan Holdings' acquisition of ForFarmers' feed mills, finding no significant competition concerns.
(Reuters) - UK's competition regulator said on Tuesday it has provisionally cleared British food maker Boparan Holdings' proposed deal to buy Dutch agricultural feed company ForFarmers' Burston and Radstock feed mill sites.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its inquiry group, after an in-depth Phase 2 probe, did not believe that the deal would lead to a "substantial lessening of competition".
Boparan - which also owns 2 Sisters Food Group, a supplier of ready-to-eat meals, frozen poultry to the likes of Aldi, Asda, M&S and Tesco - had previously abandoned a joint venture plan with ForFarmers before deciding to purchase the two feed mills.
2Agriculture, the unit through which Boparan is buying the mills, supplies poultry across Scotland, East Anglia and North Wales.
The CMA is inviting any feedback from relevant parties by March 11, with a final decision due by May 13.
(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
The main topic is the CMA's provisional clearance of Boparan Holdings' acquisition of ForFarmers feed mills.
The CMA investigated to ensure the acquisition would not lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the market.
2Agriculture, a unit of Boparan, will manage the acquired feed mills and supply poultry across various UK regions.
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