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Amil aims to boost its revenue by at least 10% a year, he said.
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Amil has a 9 percent market share in Brazil, with 1, 600 companies in its network.
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Erwin Kleuser, investor relations director at Amil, the acquisition talks stemmed from UnitedHealth.
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Dr. Bueno said he will remain in charge of Amil for the next five years and prepare the ground for a successor.
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Bueno, a doctor, founded Amil Participacoes in 1978 and turned it into the largest healthcare organization in Brazil, serving 5 million people.
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But UnitedHealth and Amil said they expected their combination to win approval because Amil is a managed-care firm, not primarily a hospital operator.
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In a report before the UnitedHealth announcement, the firm said that Amil was well positioned because of its size and its ownership of health-care providers.
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UnitedHealth said Amil will operate under its current brand and continue to be run from Brazil by Dr. Bueno, who with his partner will retain a 10% stake in the company.
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Dulce Pugliese de Godoy Bueno met her ex-husband, Amil founder Edson de Godoy Bueno, in medical school and helped him build the Brazilian health plan operator, starting with the acquisition of a few medical clinics.
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In Amil, which has been one of the worst areas, the Mahdi army commander and a local Sunni leader have met repeatedly during the past three days and worked out a plan to stop the violence.
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