Rentokil Initial plc (LSE:RTO) acquired Cannon Hygiene Limited from OCS Group Limited on January 1, 2018. Post completion, future of Cannon's staff is not cleared. Charles Severs, Chris Arnold and John Campion of DLA Piper UK LLP acted as legal advisor to OCS Group Limited. Rentokil Initial plc (LSE:RTO) completed the acquisition of Cannon Hygiene Limited from OCS Group Limited on January 1, 2018. On February 5, 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into the completed the acquisition. As per Phase 1 decision of the investigation on June 18, 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority finds that the transaction has resulted or may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition. The deadline for the Phase 2 decision of the investigation is on December 12, 2018. As on October 18, 2018, Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that Rentokil Initial's purchase of Cannon Hygiene could lead to higher prices or lower quality for some customers and it has found there could be reduced competition in the supply of washroom waste disposal services for customers that require a single provider across the whole or a large part of the UK.