Brazil Regulator Approves Deals Including Carlyle-BASF Unit

December 19, 2025, 11:15 AM UTC

The superintendence of Brazil’s antitrust regulator known as Cade approved the following deals without restrictions, according to orders in the official gazette and opinions on agency’s website.

  • NOTE: Carlyle in Pact for BASF Coatings Unit at €7.7B EV: M&A Snapshot
    • Cade’s opinion can be read here, order here
  • NOTE: Albemarle Sells Stakes in Ketjen Business, Eurecat JV for $660m
    • Cade’s opinion can be read here, order here
  • NOTE: Decisions made by Cade’s superintendence can be reassessed by its full panel if board members consider that a deeper analysis of an operation is needed

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