Cologne – LAWFUEL – DLA Piper advised Ebro Puleva SA, the leading Spanish food multinational, on the €30m acquisition of Germany’s prime pasta producer, Birkel Teigwaren GmbH (“Birkel”). The sale is subject to approval by German antitrust authorities.
Ebro Puleva SA owns strong rice, pasta, sugar and value-added dairy products brands. The group’s production facilities are mainly located in Spain, but it also has manufacturing and sales operations in over twenty countries.
With the acquisition of Birkel, Ebro Puleva’s fourth transaction in the pasta segment in less than two years, the group continues to pursue its strategy of becoming the worldwide leader in the pasta market. Ebro Puleva also strengthens its position in Germany, where it is already present through its rice subsidiary Euryza.
DLA Piper Corporate partner Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout said: “What makes this deal special is that we achieved signing within a very short time-frame after we were chosen to work for Ebro Puleva.”
The DLA Piper team advising Ebro Puleva was led by Corporate partner Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout (Cologne). The team also comprised partners Dr Ulrich Jüngst (Corporate – Cologne) Martin Heinsius (Tax – Frankfurt), Michael Magotsch (Employment – Frankfurt) and Jan-Joachim Dreyer (Antitrust – Cologne) and associates Dr Katia Niemann (Corporate – Cologne), Jens-Peter Eickhoff (Corporate – Cologne), Dr Tobias Kruse (Corporate – Cologne), Dr Fabian Hinrichs (Real Estate – Cologne), Saskia Lais (TMC – Cologne), Dr Kai Tumbrägel (TMC – Cologne), Dr Roland Hens (Corporate – Cologne), Mario Lindner (Finance & Projects – Cologne), Dr Jens Kirchner (Employment – Frankfurt), Pascal Kremp (Employment – Frankfurt), Julia Hardeweg (Employment – Cologne), Ingo Busse (Litigation & Arbitration – Cologne) and Dr David Buntenbroich (Litigation & Arbitration – Cologne).