Gessel has advised hospitality meat product supplier Ladros and its shareholders on securing Chefs Culinar as a strategic investor.
The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approval.
Established in 2009, Ladros is a Polish family company that specializes in meat product supply services for the hospitality and food service sectors. The company operates a cutting and confectioning plant in Luszczow Drugi, near Lublin.
Chefs Culinar is an international company with German roots that operates in the food service market.
The Gessel team included Partner Maciej Kozuchowski, Senior Associates Diana Strzalkowska and Katarzyna Olszak, and Associate Karolina Sobola.
Gessel did not reply to our inquiry on the matter.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, Sobczynscy i Partnerzy announced it had advised Chefs Culinar on its acquisition of a majority stake in Ladros. The firm's team was led by Managing Partner Michal Sobczynski and Partner Orest Ochocki.
The transaction closed on February 20, 2024.