The owner of Schwartz wants Knorr and Hellmann's. Will the UK watchdog agree?

The UK competition watchdog, the CMA, must decide by 11 November whether McCormick can join with Unilever's food business without a full inquiry.

3 of 5Three of five such food deals still open at this point passed the CMA check with no conditions, one was too small, one hit a problem.

Will the CMA clear McCormick-Unilever with no conditions by 11 Nov?

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E.ON wants to buy OVO Energy. Most such deals passed the watchdog's first check.

Four of the five household energy supply mergers on the CMA record since 2003 cleared at Phase 1.