date:Feb 17, 2014
l advisory services, while Maddocks and Stikeman Elliott acted as legal advisers to Saputo.
Since October last year, the Canadian firm was in a three-way battle with Murray Goulburn and Bega Cheese to gain full control of WCB.
Last month, the company increased its holding in WCB to 20.14%, it acquired Bega Cheese's 18.8% stake for about $101m and Murray Goulburn's 17.7% share in Warrnambool.
At the end of January, Saputo raised its WCB holding to around 58%, gaining control of the takeover.