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Margarita Louis-Dreyfus Secures Financing to Buy Out Family

  • Russian heiress Says LDC will consider strategic partnerships
  • Louis-Dreyfus has been squeezing the trading house for cash
Margarita Louis-DreyfusPhotographer: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
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Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the Russian-born heiress who controls the eponymous agricultural commodities trading house, secured financing to buy out remaining family members and will consider strategic partnerships.

Louis-Dreyfus revealed few details about the financing deal. A company spokeswoman said the financing was “secured via a loan,” but declined to provide terms or who the lender is, citing confidentiality agreements.