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Lactalis close to buying 70% stake in Tirumala Milk Products: report

Private equity company Carlyle, which owns a 20% stake, would sell its holding

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Lactalis, Europe's biggest dairy group, is close to sealing a deal to buy a 70% stake in South Indian dairy company Tirumala Milk Products, French daily Les Echos said on Thursday.

A deal, which could be signed by the end of the month, would value the company at around 220 million euros, the French paper said, citing industry sources as well as Indian media reports.

A spokesman for Lactalis declined to comment on the report.

Founded in 1998, Hyderabad-based Tirumala Milk Products is one of the largest dairy processors in southern India.

Private equity company Carlyle, which owns a 20% stake, would sell its holding, the paper said.

 

Tirumala's four founders, who own a combined 80% stake, would sell 50%, resulting in Lactalis owning 70%.

Les Echos said Tirumala also attracted interest from French food group Danone . Danone could not be immediately reached for comment.

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First Published: Dec 05 2013 | 5:19 PM IST

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