Costa accepts takeover offer

Costa Group has announced it will accept an A$1.5bn (US$960m) acquisition offer from a consortium led by private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP).

The decision to enter into a Scheme Implementation Agreement was announced by the publicly listed Australian fresh produce giant on 22 September.

The PSP-led consortium is comprised of entities controlled by PSP,

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