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08/12/2022at 15:15

Danish agency joins competition authority chorus in criticizing Oticon Medical sale

The Danish competition authorities are the latest to express concern over the potential sale of Demant’s Oticon Medical division to Cochlear.
Photo: Jens Dresling
by christopher due karlsson, translated by catherine brett

Denmark’s competition authority was one of the countries that backed an EU Commission investigation into Demant’s proposed sale of Oticon Medical to Cochlear.

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