Banknotes.Freshfields, MoFo Act on $1.8B TOPPAN Deal As Japan's US Buying Spree Continues
Japanese printing company TOPPAN Holdings is acquiring a packaging business from Sonoco for $1.8 billion, with Morrison & Foerster and Freshfields advising on the deal, reflecting Japan's recent spree of major foreign acquisitions.
December 20, 2024 at 05:53 AM
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Japanese printing company TOPPAN Holdings Inc is being represented by Morrison & Foerster on its $1.8 billion acquisition of a thermoformed and flexibles packaging business from New York-listed Sonoco Products Company.
Freshfields is acting for Sonoco, a New York-listed sustainable packaging company, with deal team led by partners Damien Zoubek, Jonathan Zhou and counsels Lisa Cammer and Stella Lee.
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