The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called for comments on Carlsberg's acquisition of soft drinks major Britvic.

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority(CMA) launched a formal investigation into Carlsberg's 3.3 billion pounds ($4.28 billion) deal with Britvic , the regulator said on Wednesday.

Britain's competition regulator cleared Carlsberg's deal with soft drinks maker Britvic on Tuesday, saying it would not refer the $4.23 billion transaction for an in-depth probe.