Walmart-Advent deal gets Brazil antitrust nod

Reuters

Published Jun 22, 2018 08:50AM ET

Updated Jun 22, 2018 09:00AM ET

Walmart-Advent deal gets Brazil antitrust nod

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's antitrust watchdog Cade on Friday approved buyout firm Advent International's acquisition of Walmart Inc's (N:WMT) Brazilian operations, and sought no additional asset sales.

Earlier this month, Walmart agreed to sell an 80 percent stake of its Brazilin unit to Advent, partially exiting an underperforming business and recording a noncash charge of roughly $4.5 billion.