Cooke to buy Copeinca in dealthat may be worth near-$1bn

Cooke signed a binding agreement to acquire Copeinca, one of the world’s largest fishmeal and fish‑oil producers, in a deal reportedly near US$1 billion; Copeinca operates 45 vessels, holds 15.9 % of Peru’s anchoveta quota and produces about 200,000 t of fishmeal and 23,000 t of fish oil annually