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Competitors to Fleury, Femme warn proposed deal risks competition in Brazil

By Henrique Santiago ( March 3, 2026, 22:00 GMT | Insight) -- Pushback came mainly from small and medium-sized competitors operating in São Paulo and Osasco, the two cities where operations overlap, while major clients foresee a positive outlook for the deal’s completion.Small to medium-sized competitors have raised competition concerns regarding Fleury’s proposed acquisition of women’s-only health lab network Femme in Brazil’s diagnostic medicine sector. The Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, is reviewing the transaction under its full-form procedure....

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