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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Whole Foods/Wild Oats: We Have An Upfront Buyer

By D Daniel Sokol

Poste by D. Daniel Sokol

Geoff Manne over at Truth on the Market recently discussed the newest "smoking guns" in the FTC's battle against the Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger.  We have yet another development.  The Wall Street Journal reports that the upfront buyer of any stores divested in a successful Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger will be private equity firm Apollo Management Holding LP.

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St. Petersburg Times columnist Mark Albright opines on the FTC's take on Whole Foods/Wild Oats:

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/20/Business/FTC_suit_is_hard_to_s.shtml

Posted by: Scott Barancik | Jun 21, 2007 8:07:44 AM

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