China's Yancoal gets regulatory approval for $2.45b Rio Tinto deal

China's Yancoal gets regulatory approval for $2.45b Rio Tinto deal

China’s Yancoal has gained Chinese regulatory approval for its $2.45 billion purchase of Rio Tinto’s Australian unit Coal & Allied Industries Ltd, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Sunday which also acknowledged Glencore’s counterbid for the assets on Friday.

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