WKB Lawyers supported Lisner Holding in acquiring 100% of shares in Greenwich Investments, a company controlling the Graal Group

WKB Lawyers supported Lisner Holding sp. z o.o., part of the UTM Group (Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller), in acquiring 100% of shares in Greenwich Investments sp. z o.o., a company controlling the Graal Group.

WKB lawyers provided comprehensive legal support at every stage of the transaction, starting from due diligence, through transaction structuring, obtaining merger clearance in proceedings before the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), which lasted 18 months, to negotiating and preparing transaction documentation.

The team was led by Jakub Jędrzejak and Klaudia Frątczak-Kospin. Key members of the transaction team included Małgorzata Studniarek, Zuzanna Cybulska, and Karolina Kalinowska, supported by John R. Kędzierski. Corporate matters were handled by Joanna Staroszczyk, while the work related to obtaining merger clearance was carried out by Aleksander Stawicki, Wojciech Kulczyk, Damian Olko, and Filip Rybak. Food law matters were managed by Piotr Popielarski, and real estate issues were overseen by Marcin Kembłowski and Marta Pałyga.

Lisner is the leader of the Polish market in herring products, salads, and sandwich spreads. The company is part of the pan-European food group UTM, best known as the owner of the Müller dairy brand.

The Graal Group is the largest producer of canned fish in Poland. The company also produces marinated and frozen fish and is a leading producer of ready meals. Graal Group’s products are available in all major retail chains in Poland and in 38 countries worldwide.

The sellers were represented by Clifford Chance and Romanowski i Wspólnicy law firms.