Brazil’s Cade Approves Pagseguro-Wirecard Deal W/O Restrictions

Sept. 15, 2020, 12:29 PM UTC

The superintendence of Brazil’s antitrust agency known as Cade approved the acquisition of financial technology group Wirecard by PagSeguro without restrictions, according to publication in the official gazette.

  • In August, PagSeguro announced a deal to buy 100% of Wirecard’s operations for an undisclosed amount, aiming at expanding payment services to its customers
  • In report on Cade’s website, the antitrust regulator said both companies have low market concentration and the transaction does not raise competitive issues

Original Story:
Superintendência Cade aprova Pagseguro/Wirecard sem restrições

To contact the translator on this story:
Gabriela Mello in Sao Paulo at gmello4@bloomberg.net

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