Fyffes move for Del Monte: Speculation continues

Fyffes continues to be linked in the US with a move for fruit distributor Fresh Del Monte Produce after an American publication said the Irish company was among the last four parties interested in bidding $1.8 billion (€1.5bn) for the company.

In a second report last week, TheDeal.com said Fyffes and private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners were continuing to look at the publicly traded company.

It said that a number of financial ...