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Morrisons battle will be decided in auction duel

The battle over supermarket chain Morrisons will be decided next month in a head-to-head auction between its two suitors.

Morrisons said that it had approached the Takeover Panel about agreeing a sale that would bring the battle between Clayton Dubilier & Rice and a consortium led by Fortress to a close.

The use of auctions is rare, but is being seen as the only option as neither bidder has declared their offer “final”.

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