** Shares of AGT Food and Ingredients up ~10 pct at C$17.42 on buyback deal to make the co private
** Group of investors, led by CEO Murad Al-Katib, will acquire remaining outstanding shares for C$18/shr in cash
** The C$18/shr offer represents a premium of 13.6 percent to AGT’s closing price on Monday; more than 217,800 shares traded, 5.4x of their 30-day moving avg
** Despite Tuesday’s gains, stock is down 13.4 pct this year (Reporting by Debroop Roy in Bengaluru)