GrainCorp buys United Malt (Dealscape

Australia's GrainCorp Ltd. on Tuesday said it would buy private equity-owned United Malt Holdings Ltd. for A$757 million ($662 million) including debt to transform itself into an international agribusiness.

The sellers are Castle Harlan Inc., of New York, and Sydney affiliate Champ Private Equity, which created the malt manufacturer from 2006 acquisitions from ConAgra Foods Inc. in the U.S. and South Africa's Tiger Brands Ltd. United Malt is the fourth-largest commercial malt maker, serving the brewing industry and whiskey makers, while GrainCorp of Sydney is Australia's largest grains handler.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? GrainCorp buys United Malt Posted on October 6, 2009 3:30 PM Australia's GrainCorp Ltd. on Tuesday said it would buy private equity-owned United Malt Holdings Ltd. for A$757 million ($662 million) including debt to transform itself into an international agribusiness. The sellers are Castle Harlan Inc., of New York, and Sydney affiliate Champ Private Equity, which created the malt manufacturer from 2006 acquisitions from ConAgra Foods Inc. in the U.S. and South Africa's Tiger Brands Ltd. United Malt is the fourth-largest commercial malt maker, serving the brewing industry and whiskey makers, while GrainCorp of Sydney is Australia's largest grains handler. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 44 articles relates to Champ Private Equity 43 in-depth transaction records for Castle Harlan 16 articles related to GrainCorp Ltd. 10 in-depth reports of PE deals in the Agriculture sector 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Deutsche Bank Birds Eye Cadbury AG Agrium Inc. Skadden Arps Revolution Money Tandberg ASA Aisling Capital Ken Lewis Natco		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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