Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath
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(Reuters) - Food distributor Sysco (SYY.N) is nearing a $29 billion deal to acquire catering supplier Restaurant Depot, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Shares of Sysco, which has a market cap of $39.2 billion, were down about 2% in premarket trading.
According to the terms of the deal, Restaurant Depot shareholders would receive $21.6 billion in cash and 91.5 million Sysco shares, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter.
Sysco and Restaurant Depot did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath
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