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JBS has Scott Mitchell to soften the blows

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With Huon Aquaculture shaping up as Tasmanian salmon’s hottest prize, overbid rivals of Brazilian butchering behemoth JBS are counting on the Foreign Investment Review Board stepping in to give them another chance.

As evidenced by Melbourne investment banker David Williams, who told this newspaper JBS had “next to zero” chance of getting approved, given its history.

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Myriam Robin is Rear Window editor based in the Melbourne newsroom. A Rear Window columnist since 2017, she previously reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com

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