Unilever’s Acquisition of Seventh Generation, Inc.

On September 19, 2016, Unilever announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Seventh Generation, Inc., the North American home and personal care products company. Cravath is representing Unilever in connection with the transaction.

The Cravath team is led by partners Aaron M. Gruber and Mark I. Greene and includes associates Nicholas M. Foley and Matthew L. Ploszek on M&A matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associates Antje Hagena and Kiran Sheffrin on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers, practice area attorney M. C. Tania Balthazaar and associate Daniel P. Herrmann on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner David J. Kappos and associate Jason M. Sandler on intellectual property matters; partner Julie A. North, senior attorney Lillian S. Grossbard and associate Claire Botnick on antitrust matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; and practice area attorney Gary R. Eisenman on real estate matters.