VISCHER advises Syngenta on divestment of sugar beet seeds business

VISCHER advises Syngenta on all aspects of Swiss law in its divestment of the global sugar beet seeds business. Syngenta is one of the largest agrichemical groups worldwide, with a workforce of more than 28,000 across 90 countries, The purchaser is the Danish DLF Seeds A/S, a global seed company with around 800 employees at 13 sites worldwide. The transaction was completed on 29 September 2017. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

The following team of VISCHER lawyers advised Syngenta in this transaction: Robert Bernet (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Nadia Tarolli (Partner, Tax), Moritz Jäggy (Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A), Ruben Masar (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Florian Schaub (Associate, Employment), Adrian Briner (Associate, Tax).

Robert Bernet

Attorney at Law

• Partner

• +41 58 211 33 51
• [email protected]

Nadia Tarolli Schmidt

Attorney at Law, Swiss Certified Tax Expert

• Partner

• +41 58 211 33 54
• [email protected]

Moritz Jäggy

Attorney at Law

• Partner

• +41 58 211 32 33
• [email protected]

Ruben Masar

Attorney at Law, Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic

• Managing Associate

• +41 58 211 33 38
• [email protected]

Adrian Briner

Swiss Certified Public Accountant, Swiss Certified Tax Expert

• Counsel

• +41 58 211 32 18
• [email protected]