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Article: International mergers & acquisitions.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- The Food Institute Report
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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The European Commission has approved, subject to conditions, the proposed take-over bid by Barilla Group of Italy for German bakeries group Kamps AG (see FOOD INSTITUTE REPORT, June 17, page 7).
CDRP Acquisition, a unit of Clayton Dubilier & Rice, the private equity group, has agreed to pay $652.6 million in cash for Brake Bros, which runs foodservice businesses in the UK and France. The company intends to expand Brake Bros. into northern Italy, Spain and Germany, both organically and through acquisitions ... Financial Times (June 26).
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