(Adds statement from Raizen)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Biosev SA, a
Brazilian sugar and ethanol firm controlled by commodities
trader Louis Dreyfus, is in preliminary talks regarding a
potential tie-up with Raizen, the two firms said in separate
securities filings on Wednesday.
The filings came after a report in Bloomberg News earlier in
the day saying that Raizen, a joint venture between Brazil's
Cosan SA and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, was in
talks to acquire the firm.
(Reporting by Gram Slattery; Editing by Sandra Maler)