Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Aviko, a company of the Dutch agro-industrial group Royal Cosun, on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Bavarian family-owned business Amberger. This investment further strengthens Aviko’s position in the German and Austrian food service market.

Aviko is one of the largest potato processing companies in the world and one of the global market leaders in chilled fries.

The Bavarian family-owned business Amberger specialises in the production of high-quality fresh potato products as well as gourmet and pasta products, with the foodservice business being its prime market.

Aviko’s holding company Royal Cosun is a long-standing client of Norton Rose Fulbright in Hamburg. A team, led by corporate partner Klaus von Gierke, regularly advises the group in various corporate and commercial matters.

The Norton Rose Fulbright team involved in the transaction included:

Partner: Klaus von Gierke (lead, corporate/M&A), Frank Weberndörfer (employment), both Hamburg, Christian Filippitsch (antitrust and competition, Brussels).

Associates: Katharina von der Heyde, Frank Volpers, Thomas Kirschfink (all corporate/M&A), Ettje Trauernicht (IP), Peter Volkmann, Wiebke Horst (employment), all Hamburg, Max Seuster (antitrust and competition, Brussels).

The Amberger family was advised by law firm Hagn, Deckert, Kuffer & Partner, Ingolstadt (Niels Deckert).