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UnitedHealth buys 90 percent stake in Brazil's Amil for $4.9 billion


    (Reuters) - Health insurer UnitedHealth Group said it would buy a 90 percent stake in Amil Participacoes SA , Brazil's largest healthcare company, for about $4.9 billion in cash.

    Amil provides health and dental benefits, hospital and clinical services and advanced care management resources to more than 5 million people, the companies said in a statement.

    The deal is expected to slightly add to UnitedHealth's 2013 earnings per share, the companies said.

    (Reporting by Esha Dey in Bangalore; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)