EU regulators to rule on $130 billion Dow, DuPont deal by July 28

Reuters

Published Jun 23, 2016 07:22AM ET

EU regulators to rule on $130 billion Dow, DuPont deal by July 28

LONDON - EU antitrust authorities will decide by July 28 whether to allow the $130 billion merger of U.S. chemical company Dow Chemical Co (N:DOW) and its rival DuPont (N:DD), one of several large agribusiness deals.

The companies requested approval on Wednesday, according to a filing on the European Commission website.

The EU competition enforcer can approve the deal with or without concessions or it can open a full-scale investigation of about five months should it have serious concerns about the merger's impact on consumers and rivals.