巴西反垄断主管部门批准大自然集团无条件限制收购雅芳

 

　　巴西反垄断机构CADE在近期已经批准了大自然集团无条件限制地收购雅芳公司。

　　得到巴西竞争管理机构的批准是完成此次交易中至关重要的一步，这其中也包含了一些其他需要达成的先决条件，如在各自司法管辖区的反垄断审核批准。

　　这次收购宣布于2019年3月22日，一旦收购完成，将诞生世界第四大单一业务的化妆品公司。同时这也是大自然集团打造多品牌、多渠道、目标导向化妆品集团的关键步骤，这些品牌包括大自然（Natura）、美体小铺（The Body Shop）以及伊索（Aesop）。

　　“得到了巴西竞争管理机构无限制条件的批准，我们感到非常高兴，”大自然集团执行总裁Roberto Marques表示，“一切在都朝着计划中期望的方向所推进，我们继续期待着在2020年第一季度时交易的完成。”

　　这项批准决定将公布于巴西政府公报中，在正式生效前有15天的公示期。

 

　　Brazil’s Anti-Trust Authority Approves Natura’s Acquisition of Avon

　　CADE, Brazil’s anti-trust authority, has approved without restrictions the acquisition by Natura &Co of Avon Products, Inc.

　　Approval by Brazil’s competition authorities is one of the key steps towards the completion of the transaction, which remains subject to the fulfillment of other conditions precedent, including antitrust approval in other applicable jurisdictions.

　　Announced on May 22, 2019, the transaction will create the world’s fourth-largest pure play beauty company and is a major step in the creation by Natura &Co of a multi-brand, multi-channel, purpose-driven beauty group, which also includes Natura, The Body Shop and Aesop.

　　“We are very pleased to have received approval without restrictions from Brazil’s competition authority,” said Roberto Marques, executive chairman of Natura &Co. “The process is advancing according to our expectations, and we continue to expect a closing of the transaction by the first quarter of 2020.”

　　The decision, to be published in Brazil’s Official Gazette, is subject to the expiration of a 15-day legal deadline to be final.