Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance Advising Symrise on Purchase of ADF/IDF
1 February 2019
- , Christian Vogel, , Bettina Steinhauer, George Hacket, , Christoph Nensa, , Andrei Manea, Stefan Behrens, Marc Besen, Caroline Scholke, Benjamin Sibbett, Stephanie Kilmer (She/Her), Jake Makar, Sarah Holm (She/Her), , Philip Wagman, , Howard Adler, , , Brian Concklin, , Victoria Manthas, , Daryl Fairbairn (He/Him), , Daniel Winick, , ,
- Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, New York
Clifford Chance Advising Symrise on Purchase of ADF/IDF
Clifford Chance is advising Symrise AG on its acquisition of ADF/IDF (American Dehydrated Foods / International Dehydrated Foods), a leading natural nutrition ingredient provider for pet food, and a pioneer in clean label meat and egg-based taste and nutrition ingredients. Symrise has entered into an agreement to acquire ADF/IDF from its owners for $900 million.
Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food and cosmetic ingredients with clients that include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food, beverages and pharmaceuticals, and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food, intends to combine ADF/IDF with its Symrise Nutrition division, Diana, to create a leading global player in meat and egg-based protein specialties with a focus on all-natural and sustainable solutions.
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The cross-border Clifford Chance team advising Symrise includes lawyers in New York, Washington, DC and Germany.
The Clifford Chance team advising Symrise out of New York is led by Corporate/M&A partner Benjamin Sibbett, and includes Stephanie Kilmer, Jake Makar, Sarah Holm and Nick Warman (Corporate/M&A); Philip Wagman and Sean Smestad (Tax); Howard Adler and Atul Jain (ERISA/Benefits); Tim Cornell, Brian Concklin and Abigail Cessna (Antitrust); Vicky Manthas and Elie Margulies (Real Estate); Daryl Fairbairn and Jennifer Saionz (Intellectual Property); John McManmon (Banking); Nicholas Williams and Benjamin Lee (Insurance); and other colleagues based in New York and Washington, DC.
The Clifford Chance team advising Symrise out of Germany is led by M&A partner Christof-Ulrich Goldschmidt, and includes Christian Vogel, Maria Luisa Köhler and Rouven Reuter (Corporate/M&A); Bettina Steinhauer, George Hacket, Adela Hardmeyer, David Santoro, Andrei Dan Manea and Christoph Nensa (Banking); Stefan Behrens (Tax); and Marc Besen and Caroline Scholke (Antitrust); and other Germany-based colleagues.
