In Grupo Atem-WPL deal appeal, Brazil CADE's Tribunal will also look at past conduct
By Maria Júlia Baumert ( July 8, 2025, 00:18 GMT | Comment) -- Ipiranga, Vibra and Petroleo Sabbá have each filed appeals against the approval by the Brazilian competition authority’s investigatory unit of Grupo Atem’s acquisition of river transporter WPL. The agency’s Tribunal is expected to examine allegations of the transaction being a killer acquisition, the companies’ abuse of market power and market foreclosure.Ipiranga, Vibra and Petroleo Sabbá have each filed appeals against the approval by the Brazilian competition authority’s investigatory unit of Grupo Atem’s acquisition of river transporter WPL. ...
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