PARIS – Dechert LLP advised the shareholders of NHCO Nutrition, a France-based company specializing in dietary supplements distributed in drugstores, on the sale of 100% of its share capital to Chiesi, an international research-oriented healthcare group.

Focusing on research and innovation in the field of nutrition sciences and Aminoscience (amino acid science), NHCO Nutrition is among the leading players in the world of dietary supplements thanks to its strategy of product differentiation and its commercial approach to customer services.

The Dechert Paris team advising the selling shareholders of the NHCO group on the legal, tax and property aspects of the transaction included:

    On corporate aspects: Charles Cardon with Magali Stuber and Vianney Toulouse
    On tax aspects: Bruno Leroy with Chahinez Meddeber and Alexandra Chevalier
    On intellectual property aspects: Marie Fillon with Louis de Chezelles