date:Jan 23, 2014
Grupo Bimbo, one of the world's largest bread makers, has emerged as the leading candidate to acquire Canada Bread Co Ltd from majority owner Maple Leaf Foods Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.
Other parties involved in the auction of the roughly C$1.8 billion ($1.64 billion) bakery company - including private equity firms KKR Co LP and Bain Capital LLC, as well as U.S.-based Flowers Foods Inc - are no longer actively pursuing a deal, the sources said.
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