Credit: REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOONSEOUL, May 23 (Reuters) - South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp 097950.KS said on Thursday that U.S. private equity fund Bain Capital had agreed to acquire a 27% stake its U.S. unit CJ Foods America for $320 million.
Bain would become a financial investor for CJ's recent acquisition of U.S. frozen foods firm Schwan's Co for $1.84 billion, CJ said in a regulatory filing.
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