Cooke Seafood Completes Acquisition of Fripur

The Cooke family has formally acquired the assets of Fripur S.A., Uruguay’s largest seafood company. The final closing took place on Dec. 14 when a public purchase deed was signed in Uruguay, finalizing a thorough court approval process. The Fripur acquisition was completed through Perindes S.A., which is owned by the Cooke family. Cooke had previously begun to repair the Uruguayan fishing vessels and the company anticipates a resumption of fishing operations early in 2017. Fripur ...