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RE: First Manchester

(03/10/2013 08:24)YSV-205 Wrote:  All seems to have gone quiet on the Finglands take over by First. The original press release on August 1st by First stated Autumn provided clearance had been given by OFT. Has the clearance been given yet? If so does anyone know a date when it's likely to happen?

Could be any time. When First sold Wigan depot to Stagecoach last year, it took about 6 weeks. However, when Stagecoach agreed to buy Bluebird in early November last year, the deal was originally announced a week after Wigan depot deal, yet the takeover was completed 4 months later in early March.