Exclusive: Hyundai in talks with EU on concessions over Daewoo deal - sources

Reuters

Published Sep 23, 2020 07:11AM ET

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd (KS:267250) are in talks with EU antitrust regulators on concessions to allay competition concerns about its $1.8 billion bid for rival shipbuilder Daewoo (KS:042660), people familiar with the matter said.

The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation into the deal last December, on concerns that the takeover could inflate prices and reduce competition in the market for cargo shipbuilding.