AbbVie, Allergan well-positioned for unconditional clearance in Brazil
22 Oct 2019 12:41 pm by Ana Paula Candil
AbbVie’s $63 million merger with Allergan is well-positioned for unconditional antitrust clearance in Brazil, MLex has learned.
Approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, is expected to be announced soon.
AbbVie and Allergan submitted merger paperwork on Aug. 22, but amended their notification form, pushing the review deadline to Nov. 14.
AbbVie and Allergan are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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