Kirkland Advises Investindustrial on Acquisition of Significant Portion of TreeHouse Foods’ Meal Preparation Division
Kirkland & Ellis advised Investindustrial VII L.P. (Investindustrial) in a transaction whereby an investment company indirectly held by Investindustrial has signed a definitive agreement to acquire significant portions of the meal preparation business of TreeHouse Foods Inc., a leading North American manufacturer and supplier of private label food in center-store categories for retail and foodservice customers.
The Kirkland corporate team was led by partners Michael Amalfe, Leo Greenberg and Neel Sachdev and associate Steven Choi; debt finance partners Eric Wedel and Ben Steadman and associate Justin Greer; technology & IP transactions partners Matthew Lovell, Laila Paszti and Lisa Samenfeld and associates Scottie Shermetaro, Payton McCoy and RJ McLaughlin; executive compensation partner Matthew Wood; employment & labor partners Risa Salins and Mari Stonebraker; employee benefits associate Chris Chase; and tax partner Vivek Ratnam.
