Thomas H. Lee Partners LP plans to buy food marketer Acosta Inc from private-equity firm AEA Investors LP for more than $2 billion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. A deal may be announced as soon as Jan. 6, Bloomberg said citing the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are private. Florida- based Acosta is one of the biggest U.S. marketers to food and grocery stores.
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