Fresh Start Bakeries’s Acquisition by ARYZTA AG

On June 8, 2010, Cravath represented FSB Global Holdings, Inc. (Fresh Start Bakeries) and Lindsay Goldberg in connection with the agreement by Fresh Start Bakeries to be acquired by ARYZTA AG, a specialty baked goods company traded on the Swiss Exchange (SIX: ARYN), for $900 million. Fresh Start Bakeries, a global supplier of specialty bakery products, is affiliated with investment funds managed by Lindsay Goldberg.

The Cravath team included partners Richard Hall, Andrew R. Thompson and associates Joseph D. Zavaglia, Victor V. Ludwig and Joshua H. Rissmiller on corporate matters; partner Michael L. Schler and associates J. Leonard Teti II and Steven Lorch on tax matters; associates Jarrett R. Hoffman and Jennifer R. Graff on executive compensation and benefits matters; associate Annmarie M. Terraciano on environmental matters; and associate Joyce Law on real estate matters.