Foodvest is one of the largest frozen food manufacturers in Europe with a major presence in
Private equity house CapVest turned to Linklaters for advice with private equity partner Richard Youle leading the team, supported by managing associate Roger Johnson in
Youle said: “It is certainly one of the biggest deals around at the moment, and for its sheer size, for it to go from nothing to close in four weeks is a great effort.”
Linklaters have been regular advisers to CapVest in recent years, having acted on the acquisition of Young’s and the 2006 Foodvest refinancing.
Weil Gotshal was instructed by Lion Capital with a team headed up by office head Mike Francies and private equity partner Sarah Priestley.
Lion Capital traditionally hands much of its work to Weil Gotshal from a relationship fostered from the spin-out of the company from
DLA Piper advised Foodvest with