Louis Dreyfus owner pledged stake to raise $1 billion Credit Suisse loan
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PARIS (Reuters) - Margarita Louis-Dreyfus borrowed $1 billion (759.65 million pounds) from Credit Suisse last year to buy out minority shareholders of Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), pledging her majority stake in the commodities trader as collateral, a company filing showed.LDC's chairwoman, who assumed control of the 169-year-old business in 2009, faces a requirement to buy shares from family minorities wishing to sell under a long-term arrangement established by her late husband Robert.She said..