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Lactalis fights to control Parmalat

Posted by Turgut Ziyal on Monday, April 11, 2011, In : dairy 
French dairy group Lactalis tightened its grip on Parmalat SpA by raising its holding in the Italian food company to just below 30 percent, piling the pressure on potential Italian buyers. Europe's biggest dairy group said it was buying 15.3 percent of Parmalat from Zenit Asset Management, Skagen and Mackenzie Financial Corp of Canada's IGM Financial  for $1.1 billion, defying vocal resistance from Rome to foreign buys.

Lactalis' rapid inroads into Parmalat's capital prompted  Ferrero to say...


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Prospective CEO calls for M&A drive to push Parmalat into global dairy top-5

Posted by Turgut Ziyal on Thursday, March 17, 2011, In : dairy 

A leading businessman, tipped to become Parmalat’s interim CEO, has advocated an aggressive expansion strategy but a Nomura analyst cast doubt on the M&A prospects of the Italian dairy firm.

The company should consider further acquisitions as part of its goal to become one of the top five largest dairy companies, according to Massimo Rossi, a former head of Swedish Match who is being tipped by some to become interim CEO.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Rossi said the the Italian dairy...


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Parmalat plans to enter baby-food business

Posted by Turgut Ziyal on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, In : dairy 

Italian dairy group Parmalat has revealed plans to expand its baby-food business. CEO Enrico Bondi has identified baby food as a possible way for Parmalat to grow after a year in which milk price hikes boosted profits.

Parmalat has a fledgling baby-food business that sells baby milk in certain markets but the company is looking for growth either through new products or acquisitions, according to a company spokesperson..

Last week, Parmalat issued its 2009 numbers. The company's EBITDA rose ...


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Parmalat expects better 2009

Posted by Turgut Ziyal on Monday, November 9, 2009, In : dairy 
 

Italian dairy group Parmalat revelead 3rd quarter results where it has raised its 2009 FY forecast however its profit shows a 55.6% decrease versus last year same period. The company underlines that with EBITDA up 20.6% to EUR265.3m. EBITDA margin rose to 9.3%, up from 7.6% in the comparable period of last year.

Parmalat raised its  full year earnings outlook for 2009  to EUR350m, up from its previous estimate of EUR310-320m. The Parma-based dairy firm also expects its sales to rise arou...


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