Germany, July 11 -- Katjes International, through its subsidiaries, holds approximately 23% of the French confectionery company CPK. This "at-equity" participation stems from the contribution of Katjes International's French and Belgian operations into the CPK Group end of 2018. The majority shareholder of CPK is the French private equity fund Eurazeo. Today, Eurazeo announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the sale of CPK with a European holding company of the U.S.-based Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of the Ferrero Group.The finalization of the transaction remains subject to the conclusion of the information and consultation process with the CPK's trade unions, as well as to approval from the competition au...