Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners in Ukraine has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Richmont Holdings, a private equity fund, on the acquisition of Agel Enterprises, a nutritional supplement supplier.
EPAP Ukraine advised on the Ukrainian part of the deal, including deal structuring, preparation of transactional documents, and general advice on the Ukrainian law matters. The Firm’s antitrust team also assisted with merger control matters. Baker Botts acted as global lead counsel for Richmont Holdings coordinating with 15 other Lex Mundi member firms.
Richmont Holdings is a Texas-based and family-owned company that owns direct capital investments in operating companies and investment vehicles, as well as active and passive investments in which it provide capital, resources, or both to support the growth of innovative business opportunities.
Founded in 2005 and based in Utah, Agel offers a line of nutritional gel supplement products in over 55 countries around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and USA.