9 November 2023
Deals | Poland | Belgium | M&A
Gide Warsaw advised Drosed Holding S.A., a company from the LDC Group - the largest poultry producer in Europe, on the acquisition of Indykpol Capital Group - a leading Polish organisation of poultry companies.
The Gide team, comprising Paweł Grześkowiak (advocate, partner), Dawid Van Kędzierski, Ph.D. (attorney-at-law, counsel), Wojciech Czyżewski (advocate, senior associate) and Magdalena Zawiślak (trainee attorney-at-law, associate) was responsible for providing comprehensive support to the client in the implementation of the transaction, including conducting due diligence, preparing transaction documentation and supporting the client during negotiations.
On 7 November 2023, the existing owner of the Indykpol Capital Group, Rolmex S.A., signed a conditional agreement for the sale of shares in Indykpol S.A. to Drosed Holding S.A. (LDC Group).
The closing of the transaction is conditional upon, among other things, the LDC group obtaining an antitrust clearance. The client is assisted in this task by Szymon Chwaliński (attorney-at-law, associate) at Gide Warsaw together with Stéphane Hautbourg (advocate, partner) and Rolline Skehan (advocate, associate) at Gide Brussels.
Originating in France, LDC Group is the largest poultry producer in Europe listed on Euronext Paris.
Drosed Holding, which is part of the LDC Group, is one of the main players in the poultry products market in Poland.
The Indykpol Capital Group, with more than 30 years of experience, is one of the leaders in poultry farming and processing.