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Hogan Lovells advises Freudenberg Chemical Specialities on the acquisition of Eulip

Press releases|12 December 2025

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised Freudenberg Chemical Specialities GmbH, global leader in specialty chemicals, on the acquisition of a 100% stake in Eulip S.r.l., producer of specialized plant-based oils and fats, based in Parma, Italy, from the sole shareholder Cefa Holding S.p.A. (formerly 2EMC2 S.p.A.).

Eulip will become part of Capol, the food and beverage ingredients business unit of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities.

The cross-border and multijurisdictional Hogan Lovells team that advised on the transaction was led by partner Luca Picone and included counsel Martina Di Nicola, senior associates Francesco De Michele, Marina Massaro and Andrea Foglia, and associate Giuseppe Angiò for the corporate aspects. Senior associate Fabrizio Grillo and associate Giulia Maccioni advised on the labor aspects, counsel Maria Deledda and trainee Monica Nicoletti for the real estate aspects. Counsel Maria Luce Piattelli, associates Annalisa Aurilio, Julia Kelly and Gaia Fanelli and trainee Alessandro Bacchilega for the IP aspects, while partner Christopher Tomas and associate Deirdre Ryan handled the antitrust aspects of the transaction.

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