Lithuanian private equity firm Eva Grupe has declined to comment on reports it is to buy Polish confectioner Mieszko.

Eva, which holds a stake in local sweets maker Vilniaus Pergale, is understood to have asked the Polish competition authority for permission to take control of the Warsaw-based firm, according to the Baltic Business Daily today (10 May).

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Mieszko is 66% owned by Amsterdam-based Central European Confectionary Holdings.

However, a spokesperson for Eva Grupe told just-food: “We are not able to confirm. We are withholding comments and will make an announcement as soon as we think it is necessary.”

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