China: Anhui Conch has cancelled a deal to buy West China Cement. The commerce authorities failed to approve the deal by a deadline on 30 June 2016. Anhui Conch offered nearly US$600m to buy West China Cement in November 2015. In a joint statement the cement producers said that ‘certain conditions’ including approval by the authorities had not been met. They added that, “they will continue to meet future opportunities for business collaboration in different structures or manners.”
Anhui Conch cancels deal to buy West China Cement
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