Slug and Lettuce owner gets go-ahead to become top pub group
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(Reuters) - The UK's competition watchdog gave Slug and Lettuce owner Stonegate the green light to buy Ei Group on Friday, in a deal that would create Britain's largest pub company, and said it will not refer the merger to an in-depth investigation.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had accepted the undertakings given by Stonegate last month, which included selling 42 sites, to address competition concerns.The watchdog last year had started an initial investigation into the..