Post Holdings, Inc.

The $2.45 billion acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

The support will include early management of food safety issues and collaboration with local universities, research institutes and government agencies on food safety issues.

Both acquisitions were effective on February 1, 2014.

Nestle's premium sports nutrition business operates mostly in the United States, Canada, western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Post announces two unrelated transactions to acquire Golden Boy Foods and Dymatize Enterprises, to expand into the private label and active nutrition categories.

Post will acquire Dakota Growers, a company in the approximately $5 billion North American pasta market, with leadership positions in the private label retail, foodservice and ingredient channels.

This acquisition provides Post a platform in the growing active nutrition and supplements businesses.

Post plans to combine the acquired business with its Attune Foods business, a branded ready to eat cereal business Post acquired in December 2012.