Office of Fair Trading reviewing DP World’s planned P&O buyout

Office of Fair Trading reviewing DP World’s planned P&O buyout    The United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is reviewing the proposed '3.3 billion ($5.7 billion) takeover of London-based ports and ferries group Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. by Dubai state-owned port operator DP World.
   The OFT said that the period of considering will expire Jan. 24. Representations about the anticipated merger may be made by Jan. 10 to the OFT’s mergers branch: E-mail: mary.cherical@oft.gsi.gov.uk.