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Marubeni to acquire Dutch supplier Marubeni to acquire Dutch supplier

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By SeafoodSource staff
26 June, 2012 - Major Japanese trader Marubeni Corp. said Monday that it will acquire an 85 percent equity stake in Dutch seafood wholesaler Welmar Europe BV from its founder for some JPY 1.1 billion.

Through the acquisition, Marubeni, which already has seafood business bases in Japan and the United States, hopes to build a distribution network in Europe as well.

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