https://brandtree.org/company/sainsburysAcquisitions, divestitures and ownership changes involving Sainsbury's.https://brandtree.org/deal/sainsburys-asda-merger-2019https://brandtree.org/deal/sainsburys-asda-merger-2019Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTSainsbury's and Asda agreed to merge in 2018, which would have created the largest supermarket group in Britain ahead of Tesco. The Competition and Markets Authority prohibited it in April 2019 and the parties abandoned the transaction.