Morgan Lewis advised Sprouts Farmers Market ("Sprouts"), an independent natural food store chains, on it's merger with Sunflower Farmers Market ("Sunflower"). The two natural food store chains announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to merge.

Sprouts Farmers Market and Henry's Farmers Market announced the execution of definitive agreements to combine operations under the majority ownership and sponsorship of Apollo Management, L.P., one of the world's leading private equity firms.

Morgan Lewis advised Perrigo Company, a global healthcare products supplier, on its acquisition of nearly all of the assets of Paddock Laboratories, Inc. for $540 million in cash.