Tycoon Sunny Verghese’s Olam Jumps After Saudi Arabia Offers To Buy Agribusiness Unit

Sunny Verghese, CEO of Olam Group.

Shares of Olam Group—cofounded by Singaporean tycoon Sunny Verghese—surged on Friday after a state-owned Saudi investment firm made an offer to buy the Singapore-listed company’s agribusiness unit.

Olam said it is considering the non-binding indicative offer made by the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (Salic) for its stake in Olam Agri Holdings. Its shares gained 13% to S$1.21 ($0.91) in afternoon trading in Singapore,........

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