Law360, New York (February 20, 2009, 12:00 AM EST) -- JBS SA’s planned $560 million acquisition of National Beef Packing Co. LLC, which drew litigation from federal antitrust regulators and others, has been terminated by both companies.
Brazil-based JBS, the largest beef packer in the world, and Kansas City, Mo.-based National Beef, the fourth-biggest beef processor in the U.S., said Friday they had decided not to go through with the deal.
Last March, JBS announced plans to take over National Beef in a $560 million stock-and-cash deal. The move prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to...
JBS, National Beef Kill $560M Merger
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