internationalWKB Lawyers advised Lisner Holding sp. z o.o., a member of the UTM (Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller) group, on the signing of a preliminary share purchase agreement for 100% of shares in Greenwich Investments sp. z o.o., the parent company of the Graal Group.
As part of the transaction, Lisner will acquire part of the Graal Group’s canned fish, ready-to-eat meal, and marinade production and distribution business. The final share purchase agreement is conditional on receiving the consent of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (the UOKiK).
WKB provided Lisner with comprehensive legal services at all stages of the transaction process, beginning with conducting legal due diligence, through transaction structuring, and negotiating and preparing the transaction documents, which include share purchase agreements as well as transitional services agreements. WKB will continue to support Lisner in the next steps of this transaction, including in connection with submitting a notice of the intent to concentrate.
Jakub Jędrzejak and Klaudia Frątczak-Kospin led WKB’s team in this matter, with support from lawyers from our transactional team: Ben Davey, Olga Tajak, Joanna Ksepko, and Aleksander Bobrowski, and our competition law practice: Aleksander Stawicki, Wojciech Kulczyk, Filip Rybak, and Damian Olko. The team was aided by a multi-disciplinary due diligence team of lawyers from across our firm’s practices, including John R. Kędzierski, Anna Fennig, Joanna Staroszczyk, Katarzyna Wójcikowska, Igor Socha, Zuzanna Cybulska, Konrad Kropiwnicki, Marcin Lorenc, Piotr Popielarski, Marta Warzańska, Sergiusz Urban PhD, Marcin Kembłowski, Marta Pałyga, Magdalena Zielińska-Kuć, Agata Miętek PhD, Karolina Kornelak, Piotr Gajek, Pawel Karkowski, Maciej Gniewosz, Aleksandra Burda-Kiryłło, Klaudia Kacprzyk, Maria Obara-Piszewska, Tomasz Feliszewski, and Agata Fabiańczuk.
Lisner is a leader in the Polish market for processed herring, salads, and sandwich spreads. Lisner is a member of the Europe-wide UTM food retail concern, which is best known for being the owner of Müller brand dairy products.
Grupa Kapitałowa Graal is the largest manufacturer of canned fish in Poland, and also prepares smoked salmon, marinated, and frozen fish, as well as is a leading producer of pre-prepared meals and canned meats. Graal Group products can be found at all leading retail chains in Poland and in 38 countries worldwide.
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https://www.pehubeurope.com/abris-capital-to-exit-canned-fish-producer-graal/
