Freshfields has advised Mondi Group on its acquisition of the German, Benelux, and UK operations of Schumacher Packaging Group. A&O Shearman advised the Schumacher Group.
The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approval.
Mondi Group is a sustainable packaging and paper production company.
Schumacher Packaging is a European manufacturer of customized corrugated and solid board packaging.
According to A&O Shearman, Schumacher Packaging co-CEOs Bjorn and Hendrik Schumacher will "remain on board as strategic consultants or as chief operating officers for the full board division to ensure a smooth transition and to support the successful development of the combined company."
The Freshfields team included Vienna-based Partners Farid Sigari-Majd and Lutz Riede, Counsel Gernot Fritz, and Associate Iris Amschl as well as further team members in Munich, Frankfurt, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, London, and Amsterdam.
The A&O Shearman team included lawyers in Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, London, Amsterdam, and Milan.
