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Olam ready to deploy US$2b to take advantage of buyer's market
Published Mon, Sep 21, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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COMMODITY trader Olam International Ltd is ready to deploy almost US$2 billion on acquisitions to take advantage of slumping agricultural commodity prices.
"We are begging to enter a buyer's market," said Sunny Verghese, chief executive officer of Olam, which is 51 per cent held by Temasek Holdings Pte. "We will do bigger deals that really move the needle for us."
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