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title: "FTC Seeks to Block Henkel’s $725 Million Pittsburgh Paint Deal Over Adhesives Competition"
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# FTC Seeks to Block Henkel’s $725 Million Pittsburgh Paint Deal Over Adhesives Competition

The Federal Trade Commission urged a judge to block Henkel AG’s $725 million purchase of part of Pittsburgh Paint Co., saying the deal would harm competition in the liquid-adhesive market by combining two of its biggest players, according to Bloomberg. The agency compared the tie-up to merging “Coke and Pepsi” of adhesives.

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