Clifford Chance

• Mondelēz International on its definitive agreements to sell its developed-market chewing gum business in the US, Canada and Europe to leading European gum and confectionery maker Perfetti Van Melle Group for a purchase price of US$1.350 billion.
• Avast plc, the FTSE100 cybersecurity service provider, on its $9.2bn takeover by NortonLifeLock,Inc*
• Triton on its £1.3bn takeover of Clinigen Group plc*
• Advanz Pharma on its $846m takeover by Nordic Capital*
• Morrisons on its long term commercial arrangements with Ocado and Amazon*
• Avon Protection plc on over $500m of acquisitions and disposals, including:
  - its acquisition of 3M's ballistic protection business*
  - its disposal of its Milkrite business to DeLaval*
• Takeda on multiple portfolio disposals including:
  - the US$670 million divestment to Orifarm in Europe;*
  - the US$825 million divestment to Hypera Pharma in Brazil, Mexico and certain other Latin American countries;*
  - the US$660 million divestment to STADA (a portfolio company of Bain Capital and Cinven) in Russia, Georgia, and a number of countries from within the CIS;* and
  - the US$200 million divestment to Acino (a portfolio company of Nordic Capital and Avista) in a number of EMEA countries (announced in October 2019 and closed in March 2020)*

* prior to joining Clifford Chance