Baker McKenzie Advises AURELIUS on Sale of LSG Asia‑Pacific to Kobe Bussan and Gourmet Kineya Consortium

Law firms and parties assisted - Baker McKenzie acted as legal adviser to AURELIUS on the sale of LSG Asia‑Pacific to a Japanese consortium comprising Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. and GOURMET KINEYA Co., Ltd. (No other law firms were named in the press release.) Transaction summary - AURELIUS has signed an agreement to sell LSG Asia‑Pacific to the Japanese consortium. The sale follows AURELIUS’s 2023 carve‑out acquisition of LSG APAC from Deutsche Lufthansa and its subsequent development of the business into a regional aviation‑catering and onboard‑retail champion with locations across Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Canada and Micronesia. The agreement was signed today and the transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions. Baker McKenzie advising team (names, seniority and practice area / office as stated in the press release) - Lead (Corporate/M&A) - Dr. Jakub Lorys — Partner, Corporate/M&A, Munich - Ash Chandhok Tiwari — Partner, Corporate/M&A, London - Corporate/M&A team - Dr. Tino Marz — Partner, Corporate/M&A, Munich - Priya Shah — Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A, London - Eva Kriechbaumer — Counsel, Corporate/M&A, Munich - Nandi Maesela — Associate, Corporate/M&A, London - Anna Giulia Klaas — Associate, Corporate/M&A, Munich - Adeola Alade — Associate, Corporate/M&A, London - Felix Berger — Associate, Corporate/M&A, Munich - Tax - Matthew Legg — Partner, Tax, London - Taras Varava — Senior Associate, Tax, London - Yasmin Kalhori — Associate, Tax, London - Banking & Finance - Matthias Töke — Partner, Banking & Finance, Frankfurt - Kieran Verdano — Associate, Banking & Finance, Frankfurt - Commercial & Trade - Dr. Robin Haas — Counsel, Commercial & Trade, Munich - Lisa Elisaveta Moskalenko — Associate, Commercial & Trade, Munich - Helen Griffiths — Associate, Commercial & Trade, London - Employment / Pension - Dr. Felix Diehl — Partner, Employment/Pension, Frankfurt - Dr. Sebastian Pfrang — Senior Associate, Employment/Pension, Frankfurt - IP / IT - Patrick Wilkening — Partner, IP/IT, Düsseldorf - Anela Winzig — Associate, IP/IT, Frankfurt - Yannick Filoda — Associate, IP/IT, Düsseldorf - Canada (office listed; practice area not specified in release) - Nancy Hamzo — Partner, Toronto - Jacqueline Lacchin — Associate, Toronto - Matthew De Lio — Associate, Toronto - Justine Johnston — Associate, Toronto - Jing Xu — Associate, Toronto - Spencer Harrison — Associate, Toronto - China / Hong Kong / Shanghai (office listed; practice area not specified in release) - Nicholas Fong — Counsel, Hong Kong - Ken Ng — Counsel, Hong Kong - Chelsea Cheung — Associate, Hong Kong - Venus Man — Senior Associate, Hong Kong - Chelsea Liang — Associate, Shanghai - Harrods Wong — Associate, Hong Kong - South Korea (office listed; practice area not specified in release) - Jae Yoon Ahn — Associate, Seoul - Young Jin Lee — Associate, Seoul - Hankyul Lee — Associate, Seoul - Hyunuk Lee — Associate, Seoul - Thailand (office listed; practice area not specified in release) - Duangkamon Amkaew — Partner, Bangkok - Denpoum Pipatcharoenkij — Associate, Bangkok - Karnjanick Chutima — Associate, Bangkok - USA (office listed; practice area not specified in release) - Dieter Schmitz — Partner, Chicago - Sarah Swain — Partner, San Francisco - Christopher Guldberg — Partner, Chicago - Erin Karnig — Associate, Chicago - Sesen Hailemichael — Associate, San Francisco - Tatenda Makanza — Associate, Chicago

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