date:Jun 10, 2014
s Inc for $4.7 billion, excluding debt.
Tyson's Hillshire offer, excluding debt, comes to $7.7 billion.
Tyson plans to fund the deal with existing cash and a fully committed bridge facility from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc and JP Morgan Securities LLC.
Four antitrust experts told Reuters the deal likely would win approval from regulators since the companies tend to sell different products.
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