date:Oct 08, 2013
Darling won a competitive auction to buy the business after Dutch agricultural and horticultural association ZLTO put the company up for sale earlier this year.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC.N) was hired earlier this year to advise on the sale of Vion, which had a price tag of 1.4 billion euros to 2 billion euros.
The sale attracted interest from private equity firms Advent, Apollo, CVC and Permira as well as German trade buyer Saria and private equity firms.
Darling is financing the tra