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Mitsubishi’s Cermaq move shows salmon consolidators don’t have to be ‘pure farmers’

Big players within the sector have dominated M&A in salmon farming. The move from the Japanese trader could ‘plough the way’ for others outside the big ‘pure farmers’ to get involved

By Tom Seaman | Sept. 23, 2014 09:52 BST
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Mitsubishi Corporation's NOK 8.88 billion ($1.4bn) cash offer to acquire Cermaq could be a significant deal in salmon mergers and acquisitions, because it shows acquisitive interest in the sector from companies outside of the big farmers themselves, said an analyst covering the sector. [...]

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