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European companies Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF) (OTCPK:EADSY), Thales (OTCPK:THLEF) and Leonardo (DRS) have launched preliminary talks with European Union antitrust regulators over a possible merger of their satellite businesses, Reuters reported Friday.
The companies have begun discussions with E.U. competition authorities in a “pre-notification