Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance and He Ping advise dsm-firmenich on its shareholding increase in Andre Pectin to 90.5%
8 April 2025
Clifford Chance and He Ping advise dsm-firmenich on its shareholding increase in Andre Pectin to 90.5%
Global law firm Clifford Chance and Shanghai He Ping Law Firm* have advised dsm-firmenich on the acquisition of 15.5% of total shares in Yantai DSM Andre Pectin Co., Ltd. (Andre Pectin) from Shandong Andre Group Co., Ltd.. The transaction increases dsm-firmenich's shareholding in Andre Pectin from 75% to 90.5%.
Read more about the transaction here.
The Clifford Chance team advising on the transaction includes partner Gregory Crookes, supported by Tamlin Higgins, Pieter Leefers and Jingya Hu. The team from Shanghai He Ping Law Firm provided PRC law advice, led by Glen Ma, with support from Jay Liang, Wu Shuang and Irene Zhang.
Headquartered in Switzerland and the Netherlands, and listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, dsm-firmenich is a leading global nutrition, health and beauty company with operations in almost 60 countries.
Andre Pectin, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, is one of the largest producers of apple and citrus pectin, a key ingredient used in food, beverages and personal care products.
Clifford Chance recently advised dsm-firmenich on the sale of its stake in Feed Enzymes Alliance to its partner Novonesis for €1.5 billion, the sale of its MEG-3® fish oil business to KD Pharma Group and the sale of its yeast extract business to Lesaffre.
* Clifford Chance LLP and Shanghai He Ping Law Firm have established a Joint Operation in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone under the name Clifford Chance LLP and Shanghai He Ping Law Firm (FTZ) Joint Operation Office with the approval of the Shanghai Bureau of Justice.
高伟绅与和平律师事务所为帝斯曼 - 芬美意增持安德利果胶股份提供法律服务
国际领先律师事务所高伟绅与上海市和平律师事务所*共同为帝斯曼 - 芬美意（dsm-firmenich）向山东安德利集团有限公司收购烟台帝斯曼安德利果胶股份有限公司（“安德利果胶”）的15.5%股份提供法律服务。交易完成后，帝斯曼 - 芬美意在安德利果胶中的持股比例从75%增加至90.5%。
本交易的高伟绅团队由合伙人Gregory Crookes牵头，团队成员包括Tamlin Higgins、Pieter Leefers及胡静雅。上海市和平律师事务所为本交易提供中国法律支持，团队由马云律师牵头，成员包括梁奕杰、吴双及张雯倩。
帝斯曼 - 芬美意总部位于瑞士与荷兰，在阿姆斯特丹泛欧交易所上市，是一家领先的跨国营养品、健康和美容企业，业务遍布全球近60个国家。
安德利果胶于2003年成立，总部位于中国山东省烟台市，是全球最大的苹果与柑橘果胶生产商之一。果胶是广泛应用于食品、饮料及个人护理行业的重要原料。
高伟绅近期还为帝斯曼 - 芬美意的多项交易提供法律服务，包括以15亿欧元向合资伙伴Novonesis出售Feed Enzymes Alliance的股权，向KD Pharma集团出售MEG-3®鱼油业务以及向乐斯福（Lesaffre）出售酵母提取物业务。
*经上海市司法局批准，高伟绅律师事务所与上海市和平律师事务所在中国（上海）自由贸易试验区成立了上海市和平律师事务所与高伟绅律师事务所（自贸试验区）联营办公室。
