Freshfields Advised Shareholders On Sale Of Leiber GmbH To Asahi Group Foods
Freshfields Advised Shareholders On Sale Of Leiber GmbH To Asahi Group Foods
Global law firm Freshfields has advised the shareholders on the proposed sale of 100% of the shares in Leiber GmbH to Asahi Group Foods, Ltd. , a subsidiary of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (each with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan). The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Leiber GmbH was founded in 1954 and has been family-owned ever since. As a brewer’s yeast specialist, Leiber has been practicing sustainable and reliable upcycling at world market level for seven decades. Leiber refines brewer’s yeast into innovative product solutions for healthy nutrition, biotechnological and agricultural applications. It has an innovative product range in the field of yeast applications for the food, fermentation, and animal nutrition industries as well as for biotechnology.
Asahi Group Foods, Ltd. was established in 2015 to handle the food-related businesses of the Asahi Group. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. is one of the five largest breweries in the world, with brands such as Asahi, Grolsch, Kozel, Peroni and Pilsner Urquell. In addition to beer, the group also produces spirits, soft drinks and food.
The Freshfields team was led by Stephanie Hundertmark (Partner Corporate/M&A, Berlin) and Tobias Dreßler (Principal Associate Corporate/M&A, Hamburg).
The due diligence team included Alexander Schwahn (Partner Tax, Hamburg), Igor Gerber (Partner Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Katrin Gaßner (Partner Antitrust, Düsseldorf), Thomas Granetzny (Partner Employment Law, Düsseldorf), Christoph Werkmeister (Partner Data Protection, Düsseldorf), Lukas Pomaroli (Counsel Compliance, Vienna), and Pipitsa Kousoula (Senior Transaction Lawyer Hamburg)
Principal Associates involved Björn Junior (Tax, Hamburg), Katharina Reinhardt (Compliance, Berlin, Associates ) Alexander Schramm (Corporate/M&A, Berlin).
Other team members were Fabienne Gieshoidt (Tax, Hamburg), Vladimir Korotkov (Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), André Loock (Corporate/M&A, Hamburg), Geronimo Benedict (Antitrust, Berlin), Gianna-Maria Jungblut (Real Estate, Hamburg), Lena Isabell Loeber (Data Protection, Düsseldorf), Tensin Studer (Compliance, Vienna).
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