Can Thailand's Seafood King Get Off the Hook?

摘要

When Thai Union Group agreed to buy the Bumble Bee tuna brand from private equity fund Lion Capital for $1.5 billion in December 2014, the company appeared to be on the brink of achieving Chief Executive Officer Thiraphong Chansiri's goal of becoming the world's top seller of branded shelf-stable seafood sold in cans and pouches. Now, almost a year later, the Thai company, which owns Chicken of the Sea and top European brands, is still waiting to close the deal-and the uncertainty is weighing it down.