Booker gets final green light on Makro deal

Investors at food wholesaler Booker breathed a sigh of relief on Friday morning after the Competition Commission (CC) finally gave the all-clear to its acquisition of cash-and-carry peer Makro.

Investors at food wholesaler Booker breathed a sigh of relief on Friday morning after the Competition Commission (CC) finally gave the all-clear to its acquisition of cash-and-carry peer Makro.

The CC had "provisionally decided" to approve the purchase back in March but the company was waiting on a final report on the investigation to cement the deal.

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