Weil Gotshal & Manges has taken a lead role advising on the DKK12.4bn (£1.4bn) initial public offering (IPO) of Danish food company Chr Hansen.

The Weil Gotshal team advising on the flotation was headed up by capital markets partners James Cole and Peter Schwartz, assisted by associates Jesse Zigmund, Aparna Ravi and Augustine Bourne.