Heiploeg is ready to speed up its investment plans thanks to fresh funds from its new shareholders, the company’s management told IntraFish.

A recent debt refinancing of €125 million ($156.1 million) coupled with €30 million ($37.5 million) in new equity and €20 million ($25 million) in new debt will allow Heiploeg to start materializing its many projects, the company’s management said.

As part of these plans the Dutch shrimp processor is considering expansion opportunities both “upstream and downstream,” its new CFO Herman Heijtmeijer, speaking on behalf of management, said.

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