LONDON, October 24, 2012: Morgan Lewis' Private Investment Funds team has represented a US institutional investor client on their co-investment in the €430 million acquisition of European food business St Hubert.
St Hubert was acquired from U.K. dairy products company Dairy Crest by Montagu Private Equity. St. Hubert is a leading producer of standard, low-fat, and innovative spreads, and is based in France and Italy.
The Morgan Lewis team was led by partners Louis Singer, Noel Ainsworth, Iain Wright and David-James Sebag, with partner Kate Habershon advising on tax issues. They were assisted by associates Samia Lone, Vinay Varma, and Laurence de Tinguy.