** Britain's competition regulator is starting a formal investigation into the proposed 7.3 billion pound ($9.31 billion) deal to combine supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Walmart's Asda.
** CK Hutchison is set to win EU approval for its 2.45 billion euro ($2.8 billion) deal to buy out Veon from an Italian joint venture after reaffirming a pledge to help rival Iliad's business in Italy, a person familiar with the matter said.
** South Africa's competition watchdog approved Glencore's roughly $900 million bid for Chevron's local and Botswana assets, bolstering its chances of scuppering a rival bid from China's Sinopec.
** The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of APN Outdoor by JCDecaux SA, as well as Ooh!Media's purchase of HT&E Ltd's bus stop advertising business Adshel.