International Competition Conferences held in Porto It was very fruitfully the past week spent by Vicente Bagnoli in Porto. First, for attending the International Competition Network – ICN Annual Conference and join as speaker the breakout session of the Advocacy Working Group entitled “Innovative Tools to Advocate and Promote Competition” which aimed to foster experience-sharing among ICN […]

Global Competition Review interviews Vicente Bagnoli on CADE’s decision approving the merger between BMF&Bovespa and Cetip Brazil approves clearing house acquisition Janith Aranze 28 March 2017 Brazil’s competition enforcer last week conditionally approved the 12 billion reais (€3.5 billion) tie-up of stock exchange BM&FBovespa and rival clearing house Cetip. In a statement last week, the Administrative Council[…..]

CADE leniency agreement reveals Lava Jato details – Global Competition Review – Dec. 05, 2016. Brazil’s competition watchdog last week published details of a leniency agreement tied to its sprawling investigation of misconduct linked to Petróleo Brasileiro, identifying a slew of companies potentially involved in alleged bid-rigging that affected several of the energy company’s construction tenders. (…)[…..]