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The message was a bombastic plug for a little-known penny stock called MedX Holdings, a “brands and acquisitions” business looking at the emerging cannabis industry.
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Lojas Americanas SA will transfer its assets to fellow Brazilian retailer B2W under a stock transaction agreement approved by both companies’ boards, according to filings on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: The Americanas store logo is seen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Although the markets expected a merger between B2W and Lojas Americanas, the transaction announced on Wednesday will keep both companies listed separately.
The companies said in February they were considering merging their operations.
B2W will receive assets currently owned by Lojas Americanas that are valued at 6.3 billion reais ($1.18 billion) by XP Investimentos, which was hired to appraise the assets that correspond mainly to brick-and-mortar stores and distribution centers.