Exclusive - Fortum set to gain EU antitrust approval for Uniper deal - sources

Reuters

Published Jun 11, 2018 16:47

Exclusive - Fortum set to gain EU antitrust approval for Uniper deal - sources

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finnish utility Fortum is set to gain unconditional EU approval to acquire a 46.65 percent stake in German energy group Uniper (DE:UN01) from E.ON (DE:EONGn), three people familiar with the matter said on Monday. State-controlled Fortum's bid has run into opposition from Uniper, which said that the combination would make little sense given its heavy exposure to gas and coal-fired power plants while Fortum's focus is on clean technologies.