(Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Wednesday it has initiated a probe into the $2.4 billion purchase of British healthcare real estate investor Assura by rival Primary Health Properties.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was considering whether the deal could lead to “substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.”

PHP completed the takeover in August after a months-long battle with U.S. private equity firm KKR.

The deal valued Assura at 53.3 pence per share, comprising 0.3865 new PHP shares, 12.5 pence in cash per share, and a special dividend of 0.84 pence.

Both the parties did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for a comment.

Assura manages over 600 healthcare properties, and

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