Gilinski Sees Global Future for Nutresa in Abu Dhabi Partnership

Jaime Gilinski, one of Colombia’s richest men, spoke with Bloomberg on Nov. 20 about his proposed takeover of food maker Grupo Nutresa SA. What follows is a transcript that has been shortened and edited for clarity.

We have approval from the superintendency of banks and the stock exchange. We are publishing the information in major newspapers. That means that the bid process starts, and we will have until the 17th of December, that’s the date it ends and that we expect at that point to know what percentage and how many shares have been tendered. The process starts on Monday.