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Three acquisitions, one joint venture, get fast-track approval from Brazil’s regulator

( December 2, 2015, 11:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary. Brazil’s competition authority has approved four deals under its fast-track process: Elfa Medicamentos’ purchase of pharmaceutical products company Biohosp Produtos Hospitalares; Coca-Cola subsidiary Leão Alimentos e Bebidas’ acquisition of dairy group Laticínios Verde Campo; the establishment of a global synthetic rubber joint venture between Saudi Aramco and German specialty-chemicals maker Lanxess; and packaging company FEMSA Empaques’ purchase of refrigerator and freezer manufacturer Mercofricon....

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