Kirkland & Ellis Advises Solum Partners on Majority Investment in Greenyard with the Deprez Family

"Kirkland & Ellis advised Solum Partners on its majority investment in Greenyard NV alongside the Deprez Family. The deal follows a takeover bid and Greenyard’s delisting from Euronext Brussels; the closing price implies an equity value of about €380 million. Greenyard is a global leader in fresh, frozen and prepared produce with over €5 billion in annual revenue."

Kirkland & Ellis advised Solum Partners on its majority investment in Greenyard NV and on the partnership with Greenyard’s founders, the Deprez Family. The transaction comprises a majority investment in Greenyard NV, a global leader in fresh, frozen and prepared produce with annual revenue exceeding €5 billion. The investment follows a takeover bid and Greenyard’s delisting from Euronext Brussels in September. The takeover bid closing price implies an equity value for Greenyard of approximately €380 million. The investment, undertaken in partnership with the Deprez Family, represents one of the most significant private investments in the European produce sector in recent years. Kirkland & Ellis represented Solum Partners in connection with its majority investment in Greenyard NV, in partnership with the Deprez Family, with a team composed by: corporate lawyers Jacob Traff, Fiona Coffee, Moose Sarfraz, Martin Floro and Chris Ho; debt finance lawyers Evgeny Zborovsky and Alex Bond; capital markets lawyer Cedric Van den Borren; and tax lawyers Peter Abbott and Ed Moberly.

Kirkland & Ellis Advises Solum Partners on Majority Investment in Greenyard with the Deprez Family

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