International law firm Clifford Chance has advised its longstanding client Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), a world leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, on the acquisition of Gelnex, a leading global producer of collagen products headquartered in Brazil, for a purchase price of US$1.2 billion in cash, plus or minus closing adjustments and costs.

The Clifford Chance team was led by Gregory Crookes and consisted of Merel Vermolen, Onur Danismant, Robin Traas, Mies Rijperman (Corporate), IJsbrand de Jong, Merle van den Berg, Iga Mamczarz (Employment), Jaap Tempelman, Stijn Theunissen (Tech//Digital), Mark-Jan Arends and Leen Kranenburg (Notary).