Sidley is representing Azelis, a global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, in its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Gillco Ingredients. The acquisition represents a strategic expansion into the attractive food and nutrition market in the United States, reinforcing Azelis’ footprint in the life sciences. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, after the fulfilment of customary closing conditions.

The Sidley team is being led by Aaron J. Rigby and Germaine Nicole Gurr (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Ashley S. Rogers (M&A); James W. Lowe, Edward W. Sharon, and Jamie M. Sadler (Antitrust/Competition); Eric M. Winwood and Marian Fielding (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Jeremy B. Pettit (Energy and Infrastructure); Heather M. Palmer and Greta T. Carlson (Environmental); Diane C. McEnroe and Kevin A. Sforza (Food, Drug and Medical Device); Sean Damm (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Katherine A. Roberts, Aimee G. Mackay, and Erika B. Pringle (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Ash Nagdev and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Beatriz Azcuy, Katherine Medianik, and Connor T. Evans (Real Estate); Tara M. Lancaster, Jonathan M. Westreich, and Andrew B. Smith (Tax); and Lauren G. Grau and Dina M.P. Kang (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).~~Sidley is representing Azelis, a global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, in its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Gillco Ingredients. The acquisition represents a strategic expansion into the attractive food and nutrition market in the United States, reinforcing Azelis’ footprint in the life sciences. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, after the fulfilment of customary closing conditions.

The Sidley team is being led by Aaron J. Rigby and Germaine Nicole Gurr (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Ashley S. Rogers (M&A); James W. Lowe, Edward W. Sharon, and Jamie M. Sadler (Antitrust/Competition); Eric M. Winwood and Marian Fielding (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Jeremy B. Pettit (Energy and Infrastructure); Heather M. Palmer and Greta T. Carlson (Environmental); Diane C. McEnroe and Kevin A. Sforza (Food, Drug and Medical Device); Sean Damm (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Katherine A. Roberts, Aimee G. Mackay, and Erika B. Pringle (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Ash Nagdev and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Beatriz Azcuy, Katherine Medianik, and Connor T. Evans (Real Estate); Tara M. Lancaster, Jonathan M. Westreich, and Andrew B. Smith (Tax); and Lauren G. Grau and Dina M.P. Kang (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).