Allen & Overy has advised Grupa Maspex on its acquisition of Becherovka from Pernod Ricard. Havel & Partners advised Pernod Ricard.
The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approval.
Grupa Maspex is a Poland-based food company. According to Allen & Overy, the acquisition included the "production and logistics facilities in Karlovy Vary. Becherovka is a legendary herbal liqueur and the oldest alcohol brand in the Czech Republic."
According to Havel & Partners, in addition to producing its "iconic liqueur with more than 200 years of tradition [...] Karlovarska Becherovka is also one of the distributors of more than 40 other premium alcohol brands on the Czech market."
The Allen & Overy team included Warsaw-based Partners Jaroslaw Iwanicki and Marta Sendrowicz, Senior Associates Joanna Kaleta-Szykut and Olga Wisniewska-Lukasiuk, and Associates Jan Spierzak, Mateusz Kwolek, and Jacek Mainardi; Prague-based Senior Associates Jakub Cech and Ivana Halamova Dobiskova and Junior Lawyer Jan Spousta; as well as further team members in France and Germany.
The Havel & Partners team included Partners Vaclav Audes and Ondrej Florian, Senior Associates Ivo Skolil and Radek Riedl, and Associates Ema Cerna, Katerina Trzaska, Vaclav Fajkus, and Jan Krejci.