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Louis Dreyfus in Talks to Sell Stake to Abu Dhabi’s ADQ

Storied family crop trader needs cash to pay down loans
Abu Dhabi seeks more food security amid pandemic concerns

Louis Dreyfus operations in Brazil.
Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg

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By Andy Hoffman, Dinesh Nair, and Nicolas Parasie

September 4, 2020 at 9:19 AM UTC

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September 4, 2020 at 10:55 AM UTC

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Louis Dreyfus Co., the storied agricultural trader controlled by billionaire Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, is in talks to sell a stake in the firm to Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ, potentially opening the family company to outside ownership for the first time in its 169-year history.