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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2025/41 - Lusopalex / A Salgado Distribuição
Acquired
A Salgado Distribuição, Unipessoal, Lda.
Description
Company dedicated to the import, export, marketing and distribution of medical and surgical devices in Portugal.
Acquiring
Lusopalex - Produtos de Saúde Unipessoal, Lda.
Description
Company that is part of the Palex Group, which, through Lusopalex and its subsidiaries, operates in the import, export and wholesale distribution of medical equipment and devices and in the distribution and marketing of medicines for human use in the area of nuclear medicine.
Sector
Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Notification thresholds
Type of merger
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The concentration operation consists of the acquisition, by Lusopalex - Health Products Unipessoal, Lda. (“Lusopalex”), of exclusive control over Salgado Distribuição, Unipessoal, Ltda. (“Salgado”).
Timeline
2025-06-25
Phase I Decision - The AdC adopted a non-opposition decision in the merger operation 41/2025 - Lusopalex / A Salgado Distribuição
2025-06-03
Lusopalex notifies the acquisition of exclusive control over A Salgado Distribuição.
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