Dechert Advises Graham Partners on Sales of Mercer Foods and Giraffe Foods

Dechert advised Graham Partners on the sales of Mercer Foods and Giraffe Foods. Mercer Foods is a provider of natural freeze-dried fruits and vegetables serving a diverse group of marquee customers in a variety of end markets. Giraffe Foods is a custom developer and manufacturer of sauces, marinades, dips and dressings.

Graham Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing and partnering with technology and conversion-driven businesses in the consumer/food technology sector that are actively adapting to the evolving needs of their customers through innovation.

The Dechert team that advised Mercer Foods was led by corporate partner Jeffrey Legath and included corporate partners Henry Nassau and Jonathan Stott and associates Michael Balent, Stephanie Haas, Michelle Lee and Christopher Rodrigues; environmental partner Abbi Cohen; antitrust partner James Fishkin, counsel Beverly Ang and associate Kaitlyn Marasi; employee benefits partners David Jones and Andrew Braid and associate Naina Kamath; tax partner Joshua Milgrim and associate Ishani Kundu; labor partner Ian Downes; real estate special counsel Francois Quintard Morenas; and intellectual property associate Frank Hwang.

The Dechert team that advised Giraffe Foods was led by corporate partner Jeffrey Legath and included corporate partners Henry Nassau and Jonathan Stott and associates Nicole Godani, Michael Gordon and Usman Liaqat; finance associate Sean Rosenthal; tax partner Joshua Milgrim and associate Christian Pritchett; employee benefits partners David Jones and Andrew Braid and associate Baraka Nasari; privacy & cybersecurity partner Timothy Blank and associate Colleen Hespeler; environmental partner Abbi Cohen; intellectual property partner Joshua Rawson and associate Frank Hwang; antitrust counsels Beverly Ang and Michael Okkonen; real estate special counsel Francois Quintard-Morenas; and labor counsel Jeffrey Rubin.

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