Saputo divests majority stake in Argentina operations
Client(s) Saputo Inc.
Jones Day is advising Saputo Inc. (TSX: SAP) in the $630 million sale of a majority interest in its Argentina dairy division to Gloria Foods S.A., a Peruvian food conglomerate.
Saputo’s Argentina dairy division includes Molfino Hermanos S.A., an Argentine dairy company, Molti S.R.L., an Argentine holding company, and Saputo Representação Comércial de Produtos Lácteos Brasil Ltda., a Brazilian commercial representation company. Saputo will retain 20% ownership in the Argentina dairy division. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions.