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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2008/10 - TRANQUILIDADE/UHG/ADVANCECARE
Acquired
Advancecare - Gestão de Serviços de Saúde S.A.
Description
an undertaking that provides health-plan management services to insurance companies and to a private health subsystem.
Acquiring
Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade, S.A.
Description
an insurance company that exercises its economic activity in the non-life markets, including health insurance.
Acquiring
United Health Group International, B.V.
Description
UnitedHealth Group has its registered office in Minneapolis, USA; it is active, essentially, in the supply of services in the health area, e.g. in the area of health insurance and the provision of health-plan management services.
Sector
  • Liberal Professions
Activity (NACE)
  • M70 - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(a) and (b) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Turnover and market share
Type of merger
Vertical
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description
Notified on 1 February 2008, this merger operation consists of the acquisition, by the undertaking COMPANHIA DE SEGUROS TRANQUILIDADE SA (hereafter "TRANQUILIDADE") and the undertaking UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INTERNATIONAL BV (hereafter "UNITEDHEALTH GROUP"), of joint control of ADVANCECARE - GESTÃO DE SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE SA (hereafter "ADVANCECARE").
Timeline
2008-03-27
Competition Authority authorises the acquisition, by COMPANHIA DE SEGUROS TRANQUILIDADE SA and UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INTERNATIONAL BV, of joint control of ADVANCECARE - GESTÃO DE SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE SA, an undertaking that provides health plan management services to insurance companies and a private health subsystem
2008-02-11
Publication of the announcement
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