NETHERLANDS - Rabo Private Equity invests in Duck-To Farm Holding BV

This buyout returns the ownership of the company to the family that sold it in 1998. Duck-To Farm Holding BV specialises in the production and supply of Peking ducks under the brand name Duck-To. The company’s core business is selling frozen Peking ducks to the wholesale trade for Asian food products in the Netherlands and abroad.

Rabo Private Equity believes Duck-To’s strength to lie in its total control of the production chain and the strong positioning of its product. Over the years it has succeeded in developing into a successful company that is able to respond effectively to market changes. By acquiring a participating interest in the company, Rabo Private Equity is supporting the company’s growth ambitions that are based on further expanding its market position in other countries. Through this investment Rabo Private Equity also confirms its confidence in a sector that has recently attracted considerable attention in part due to the turmoil concerning the international threat of the avian flu virus.

The company has a total of 92 employees at Tomassen and Duck-To Farm.The current board of directors will retain responsibility for the company’s management.

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