We advised Bia Foods, a Latin American food and beverage conglomerate of Grupo Mariposa, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Badia Spices, a global food supplier and manufacturer.

This transaction supports the continued growth of Bia Foods.

Lawyers in our Miami office led the transaction, with support from our Baltimore, Brussels, Denver, Los Angeles, Madrid, New York, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. offices and our antitrust, banking, employment, infrastructure and projects, privacy and cybersecurity, real estate, regulatory, and tax practices.

We advised Fressnapf, a leading European retailer of pet supplies, on the minority investment by international private equity firm Cinven in Fressnapf, and Fressnapf’s concurrent acquisition of the majority shareholding in Arcaplanet Group, an Italian pet care retailer, from Cinven.

The transaction supports Fressnapf’s strategic vision of building one of the best sustainable pet care businesses globally.

Lawyers in our Düsseldorf office led the transaction, with support from our Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, and Rome offices and our antitrust, private equity, and tax practices.

We advised the special committee of the board of directors of TDCX, Inc., a Singapore-based global provider of transformative digital customer experience solutions, on its US$1 billion take-private transaction led by its founder and CEO Laurent Junique.

The transaction gives TDCX greater flexibility to maximize growth with initiatives such as TDCX AI, an AI-powered data insights tool.

Lawyers in our Hong Kong office led the transaction, with support from our New York office and our banking, litigation, private equity, and securities practices.

We advised Walmart, a tech-powered omnichannel multinational retailer, on its US$2.3 billion acquisition of VIZIO, a computers and electronics manufacturing company.

The transaction is expected to further accelerate its U.S. media business Walmart Connect, bringing together VIZIO’s advertising solutions business with Walmart’s reach and capabilities.

Lawyers in our Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices led the transaction, with support from several U.S. offices and our antitrust, banking, capital markets, employment, intellectual property, international trade, litigation, privacy and cybersecurity, private equity, real estate, regulatory, and tax practices.