“We regard the company as an obvious takeover target, trading at a major discount to peers,” said Danske Equities in a research note.
Danisco’s Q1 results are due out on 21 September.
This is not the first time rumours have circulated about a potential buy-ou of Danisco since it sold off its sugar unit to Nordzucker. In 2008 private equity form Apax was said to be sniffing around with interest.