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Ridley Corp's PE backer approaches trade, financial buyers

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A US private equity backer is considering calling time on listed Australian animal feed business Ridley Corporation.

It is understood AGR Partners, a food and agribusiness investor, has approached other private equity firms and potential trade buyers to assess their interest in its 19.7 per cent Ridley stake.

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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
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