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Clifford Chance advises Mitsui & Co Ltd. on the acquisition of ISI Sementi S.p.A.

26 November 2021

Clifford Chance advises Mitsui & Co Ltd. on the acquisition of ISI Sementi S.p.A.

Clifford Chance has advised Mitsui & Co Ltd., a Japanese multinational listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of the entire share capital of ISI Sementi S.p.A., an Italian company active in the field of research, production and marketing of professional vegetable seeds.

For Mitsui, Nutrition and Agriculture is a business domain with strategic priority, due to the emerging challenges deriving from climate change and the growing population. Therefore, the company aims to promote the growth of ISI Sementi S.p.A., also in international markets, by continuing to invest in its research and development and recruiting the best talent.

Clifford Chance assisted Mitsui & Co with a multidisciplinary and cross-border team from Tokyo and Milan offices comprising partner Natsuko Sugihara, senior associate Shunsuke Nagae and associate Stephanie Ohira (all Corporate, Tokyo), counsel Francesca Casini, associate Shirin Niazi and trainee Sara Bettoni (all Corporate, Milan); partner Luciano Di Via, associate Antonio Mirabile and trainee Eleonora Zappalorto (all Antitrust, Milan/Rome); Head of Antitrust Japan Masafumi Shikakura (Antitrust Tokyo).