Saputo Buys $270M Fairmount Cheese

Saputo Cheese USA is acquiring Fairmount Cheese Holdings, parent company of DCI Cheese.

Saputo Cheese USA is acquiring Fairmount Cheese Holdings, parent company of DCI Cheese. The Canadian cheese maker will pay around $270.5 million to Illinois-based private equity firm, GTCR, adds Business Journal.

The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions, is expected to be completed in March this year. Montreal-based Saputo seeks to fund the deal with cash or drawing from available lines of credit.

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