TNT Express in talks to sell unit to finalise takeover by UPS

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By Gavin van Marle

29/10/2012

The latest on TNT’s acquisition by UPS. The European Commission has gone back to the two companies with a series of objections and a request for clarification to the merger, while TNT Express is reportedly in discussions with potential buyers – including private equity companies and Royal Mail’s parcel delivery subsidiary General Logistics Systems – to sell TNT Airways.

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