UK watchdog probes AkzoNobel's $25 billion Axalta merger ↧ ↧ UK watchdog probes AkzoNobel's $25 billion Axalta merger Britain's competition watchdog launched on Thursday a ​probe into Dulux paint ‌maker AkzoNobel's $25 billion merger with rival Axalta to ​assess whether the ​deal would lead to a ⁠substantial lessening of ​competition in the UK.