The acquisition of Carrefour SA by Chilean retailer Cencosud SA was recently confirmed by the two companies under a €2 billion agreement. Cencosud SA, Latin America’s third-largest retailer, acquired the Colombian operations of the French company in part of a larger trend of companies responding to the European debt crisis by taking advantage of weakened European businesses. Cencosud financed their buyout with a loan from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Full Content: GCR
Related Content: Positioning Competition Policy in Chile: Outreach, Advocacy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.
Featured News
Trump Fires Head of Copyright Office, Throwing U.S. AI Policy Into Disarray
May 12, 2025 by
CPI
Delta, Korean Air Buy Into WestJet in Major Cross-Border Deal
May 12, 2025 by
CPI
Trump Targets Big Pharma With Tough New Drug Pricing Rules
May 12, 2025 by
CPI
Geradin Partners Expands London Team with New Partner Hire
May 12, 2025 by
CPI
H-E-B Joins Antitrust Battle Against Teva Over MS Drug Monopoly
May 12, 2025 by
CPI
Antitrust Mix by CPI
Antitrust Chronicle® – Mergers in Digital Markets
Apr 21, 2025 by
CPI
Catching a Killer? Six “Genetic Markers” to Assess Nascent Competitor Acquisitions
Apr 21, 2025 by
John Taladay & Christine Ryu-Naya
Digital Decoded: Is There More Scope for Digital Mergers In 2025?
Apr 21, 2025 by
Colin Raftery, Michele Davis, Sarah Jensen & Martin Dickson
AI In the Mix – An Ever-Evolving Approach to Jurisdiction Over Digital Mergers in Europe
Apr 21, 2025 by
Ingrid Vandenborre & Ketevan Zukakishvili
Antitrust Enforcement Errors Due to a Failure to Understand Organizational Capabilities and Dynamic Competition
Apr 21, 2025 by
Magdalena Kuyterink & David J. Teece