Baker McKenzie advised VM2 Holdings, Co., Ltd. (VM2) on the acquisition of Pierre Marcolini Group, Belgium’s world-famous luxury chocolatier.
VM2 is based in Japan and has a strong presence in Asia, in particular through its operations for the Godiva brand in Japan , South Korea, Australia and its factory in Belgium. Meanwhile, Pierre Marcolini Group pioneered the bean-to-bar movement by offering original collections of exceptional quality.
The Firm’s team in Tokyo was led by Jean-Denis Marx, a partner in the Corporate/M&A Practice Group assisted by Takashi Osawa and Minako Zai, working in close contact with a team in Brussels led by Dominique Maes, a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice Group, and assisted by Kim Stas and Victor Deprez. Baker McKenzie’s London, Paris, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Shanghai offices also collaborated in making the deal a success.
Where the legal industry reads first.
Enjoyed this article? Get the biggest legal industry updates, deals, appointments, insights and expert interviews in your inbox, free.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.From Legal Desire
Is your firm the one being cited, or the one being skipped?
We ran the test. On several everyday legal questions, software companies are answering and law firms are not. We help firms fix that, and we build the technology behind the practice.
Lawyers and firms: get featured on Legal Desire
Share your deals, lateral moves, firm news and insights with 1M+ monthly readers: founders, law firm partners, general counsel and practising lawyers across the US, UK, EU and GCC.
Get featuredSubmit a press releaseThe advising firms, the named deal team, the value and the parties, with every other announced deal by the same firms and lawyers. Open the deal record
