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Unimed branches in 12 cities tell CADE that Hapvida-Intermedica merger will harm small regional players

By Ana Paula Candil
  • 27 Oct 2021 11:24
  • 27 Oct 2021 11:24
Branches in 12 cities of Brazilian medical work cooperative and health insurance provider Unimed have told the national competition authority that Hapvida's planned buyout of Notre Dame Intermédica will further increase the combined company's market share and bargaining power with suppliers, and will reduce service prices, making it difficult for small

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Ana Paula Candil

Senior Correspondent, Latin America


Ana Paula joined MLex in Brazil in 2014 writing about antitrust investigations and merger reviews. Prior to that, she worked for several trade publications and in TV. She lived in Washington DC, where she worked for Al Jazeera English in 2010. She studied journalism and holds a postgraduate diploma in International Business Management from the George Brown College in Toronto and a Master of Business Administration diploma in government relations from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).

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