DLA PIPER AND CAMPOS MELLO IN CHINESE AGROCHEMICAL DEAL

Source: Latin Lawyer
By Christina McKeon Frutuoso

The Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Paris offices of DLA Piper LLP and Campos Mello Advogados in São Paulo have advised Chinese state-owned agribusiness Syngenta on its acquisition of Nidera Seeds, a major player in the South American agricultural market.

Nidera Seeds’ counsel was unknown prior to publishing. The company is currently owned by COFCO, which is China’s largest state-owned food processor and manufacturer. COFCO acquired Nidera Seeds in February this year.

Nidera has a strong presence in the South American seed market, operating in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The deal was announced on 6 November. The transaction’s completion is subject to clearance by the relevant competition authorities. The deal value remains confidential.

Counsel to Syngenta
In-house counsel – Ingolf-Christian Quandt, Patricia Moreira and Rinaldo Zangirolami

DLA Piper LLP
Partner Benjamin Parameswaran, counsels Isaschar Nicolaysen and Sebastian Decker, and associates Diedrich Schröder and Sophie von Mandelsloh in Hamburg; partner Daphne Bens and associate Jochem Beurskens in Amsterdam; and partners Sonia de Kondserovsky and Cécile Szymanski, counsel Emilie Renaud and associates Amandine Delannoy, Romain Valère, Lydia Chouali and Maxime Molkhou in Paris

Campos Mello Advogados
Partner Fabiano Gallo and associates Rafaella Chiachio and Natasha Najman in São Paulo