Vodafone Group, Three UK putting final touches on tie-up with Britain

Talks are ongoing and no final decisions on the structure of the merger or timing of any announcement have been made

Vodafone Group Plc and Three UK are putting the final touches on a deal to create Britain’s largest mobile operator and may announce details of the tie-up as soon as this month, people with knowledge of the matter said. 
 

London-listed Vodafone and Three UK’s owner, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., are working through the last details of the structure of the deal, and ways to address potential antitrust issues surrounding it, the people said. 

The companies are also discussing how CK Hutchison may exit its investment in the joint venture in the longer term, according to the people, who asked not