Anticipated acquisition of Ottakar's plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc -- Competition Commission invites evidence.

M2 PRESSWIRE-7 December 2005-UK Government: Anticipated acquisition of Ottakar's plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc -- Competition Commission invites evidence(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07122005 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the anticipated acquisition of Ottakar's plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc to the Competition Commission (CC). The CC has been asked to decide whether the acquisition may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the market for the retail sale of books to consumers. The CC is ...