Walder Wyss Leads Transaction as Lekkerland Acquires Third-Party Goods Wholesaling Business from Valora
February, 2013 - Zurich, Switzerland
Lekkerland Schweiz AG has entered into an agreement with Valora Schweiz AG regarding the acquisition of the third-party goods wholesaling business of Valora. This business unit supplies some 650 third-party outlets with tobacco, food, beverage and non-food products. In the financial year 2012, it generated some CHF 100 million in turnover, mainly through tobacco-product sales.
Walder Wyss acts as legal adviser to Lekkerland in this transaction. The team is led by Urs P. Gnos (Partner, M&A) and includes Reto Jacobs (Partner, Competition), Jan Ole Luuk (Counsel, Tax), Barbara A. Keiser (Associate, M&A) and Corinne Kolb (Associate, Employment).
