| A unit of Singapore’s state-owned investment company offered to take over Olam International Ltd. in a deal that values one of the world’s top three coffee and rice traders at S$5.3 billion ($4.2 billion), reports Bloomberg.
The bid by Temasek Holdings Pte’s unit reflects growing interest in agricultural assets as rising global populations and emerging middle classes boost food demand. Breedens Investments Pte is offering S$2.23 cash per share, a 12 percent premium to Olam’s closing price of S$1.995 before the bid...............................................Full Article: Source
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