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On July 10, 2014, Unilever announced that it has sold its Slim‑Fast brand to Kainos Capital. Unilever will retain a minority stake in the business. Cravath represented Unilever in connection with this transaction, which includes the Slim‑Fast trademark and the global Slim‑Fast business portfolio. Slim‑Fast is sold throughout North America and in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Terms of the transaction, which was also completed today, were not disclosed.
The Cravath team included partners Mark I. Greene and Andrew R. Thompson and associates Jordan S. Traister, Aaron D. Suh and Gregory D. Beaton on M&A matters; partner Michael L. Schler and associates Edward A. McGehee and Stephen R. Severo on tax matters; and partner Christine A. Varney and associates Katherine A. Rocco and Caitlin N. Fitzpatrick on antitrust matters. Summer associates Maurio Fiore and Christopher Washington also worked on M&A matters and summer associate Lingfeng Li also worked on tax matters.
Deals & Cases
May 30, 2022
On May 30, 2022, Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Nutrafol, a leading provider of hair wellness products. Unilever currently holds a minority stake (13.2%) in Nutrafol through Unilever Ventures. Cravath is representing Unilever in connection with the transaction.
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