Bredin Prat advises the Emmi Group as it enters into exclusive negotiations with IK Partners with a view to acquiring Mademoiselle Desserts

Bredin Prat is advising the Emmi Group as it enters into exclusive negotiations with the European private equity fund IK Partners with a view to acquiring Mademoiselle Desserts, a leading European premium patisserie manufacturer, for an enterprise value of approximately €900 million.

Through this acquisition, the Emmi Group aims to consolidate its presence in the premium desserts sector by forming a new “Desserts Powerhouse” which will bring together the Emmi Group’s existing “desserts” businesses in Italy and the United States and the Mademoiselle Desserts Group

The Mademoiselle Desserts Group has a leading market position in the European dessert market with twelve own production facilities in France, the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium. The company is characterised by a high-quality patisserie portfolio, its great innovative strength and strong partnerships with customers.

The Bredin Prat team advising the Emmi Group includes:

• Corporate: Christine Lenis and Patrick Dziewolski (partners), Cyril Courbon, Valentine Louf, Thomas Delacour
• Tax law: Pierre-Henri Durand (partner), Pauline Belleau, Pauline Meyrueis
• Competition: Yelena Trifounovitch (partner), Sophie White, Thomas Chevreteau
• Public law: Wallis Hébert, Ilia Tushishvili