Comments by Academic Economists: Covering Note
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• The Littlewoods Organisation plc and Freemans plc, November 1997; • National Express Group plc and Central Trains Limited, December 1997, (background reading: National Express Group plc and ScotRail Railways Limited, December 1997); • British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and Manchester United PLC, April 1999; and • CHC Helicopter Corporation and Helicopter Services Group ASA, January 2000 (background reading: Bond Helicopters Ltd and British International Helicopters Ltd, September 1992).
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