- Nestlé on IP issues including its application to register the shape of a Kit Kat as a UK and EU-TM and its opposition by Cadbury/Mondelez, as well as on advertising, pricing and promotion.
- Heineken on various transactions including its joint venture with Namibia Breweries in South Africa, the restructuring of Heineken Belarus with Oasis Drinks, and the IPO of Bralirwa in Rwanda.
- Diageo, on various IP, commercial, corporate, advertising, tax, real estate and other matters across Europe for many years.
- Kettle Foods on registering and enforcing its brands globally, encompassing over 200 trade marks in 90 countries.
- Unilever on various consumer, IP and commercial issues over the years including advice on advertising and claims, food regulations, packaging, labelling, a 'first of its kind' global cloud project, and on data protection.
- Cott Corporation on the sale of its bottling activities for non-alcoholic beverages to Refresco Holding N.V. for a purchase price of USD 1.25 billion.
- A start-up organics drink company on food safety, labelling, health claims and corporate and commercial matters, including drafting T&Cs for social influencers to market the drinks.
- Kulczyk Investments on the sale of its stake in SAB Miller plc, worth over £1 billion, via an accelerated bookbuild. This was the largest ever accelerated bookbuild in the food and beverages sector.
- Advent International on its acquisition and €315 million exit from Partner in Pet Food across five jurisdictions in CEE. We later advised Cinven on its acquisition of the group from Pamplona Capital Management.
- United Biscuits on the management of their real estate portfolio around the UK, including factories, offices and distribution centres, as well as on competition, pricing and distribution issues.
- Nagatanien, the Tokyo-listed Japanese food manufacturer on its US$130 million acquisition of the Chaucer Food Group.
- Food & Beverage Operators on the application of the Food Information Regulations to labelling and packaging.
- Finsbury Food, the AIM traded bakery group, on various transactions including the acquisitions of Fletchers and gluten-free bakery Ultrapharm.
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