Azul-GOL merger taxis forward as antitrust scrutiny begins

Several international and Brazilian firms have helped airlines Azul and GOL sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to merge their operations, but market dominance concerns have triggered a rigorous review by the country’s antitrust watchdog.  GOL’s parent company Abra Group has instructed Brazilian firm Pinheiro Guimarães and US firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP to steer the merger, while two Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados offices assisted Azul. Sócios Cristina Cescon e Darkson Galvão em São Paulo e sócio Fernanda Montorfano e associados Victor Campinho e Caroline Matos no Rio de Janeiro.

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