“Bjorn Myrseth is well known and highly respected in the area around the Mediterranean,” Nireus Deputy Managing Director Antonis Hahlakis told IntraFish.
Within a short time, Nirues has built up a stockholding of 30 percent in Norway’s Marine Farms.
Hahlakis says while he was impressed by Myrseth’s expertise, Nireus did not carry out comprehensive financial research on Marine Farms before deciding to buy into the company.
Nireus’ director and chairman, Aristeides Belles, is a close acquaintance of Myrseth. Their strong relationship is said to have been the reason that Belles recommended the Nireus board to enter into a strategic co-operation with Marine Farms.
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