Brief: UK Watchdog Provisionally Finds Hearing Implants Cochlear/Oticon Deal May Hurt Competition

Cochlear

20/04/2023 07:18

April 20 (Reuters) - UK's Competition and Markets
Authority:
    * CMA: PROVISIONALLY FINDS HEARING IMPLANTS COCHLEAR LIMITED
/
OTICON MEDICAL MERGER COULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE COMPETITION
    * CMA: COCHLEAR LIMITED / OTICON MEDICAL MERGER COULD 
POTENTIALLY
LEAD TO WORSE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS AND HIGHER COSTS FOR NHS
    * CMA: DURING NEXT STAGE OF ITS INVESTIGATION, CMA WILL
CONSIDER
POTENTIAL REMEDIES FOR ITS CONCERNS ON COCHLEAR LIMITED / OTICON
MEDICAL DEAL

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