Britain launches two new probes on Meggitt-Parker deal

(Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday launched two separate consultations to the proposed acquisition of aerospace company Meggitt by U.S.-based Parker-Hannifin on national security and competition concerns.

Britain was already probing the deal, which is the latest by a U.S. buyer of a British firm, over national security concerns as Meggitt's customers include Boeing, Airbus, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Rolls-Royce.

The 6.3 billion pound ($7.67 billion) deal won EU antitrust approval in April after Parker-Hannifin pledged to sell a factory in the United States.

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(Reporting by Rhea Binoy in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)