Dechert Represents Graham Partners in Acquisition of Commercial Bakeries

Dechert LLP represented Graham Partners, a private investment firm targeting advanced manufacturing companies, in its acquisition of Commercial Bakeries Corporation.

Commercial Bakeries, a family-owned and operated business, is a producer of private label packaged cookies, specializing in premium, better-for-you, and seasonal/limited time offering (LTO) products. The company, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, primarily serves the retail and co-manufacturing channels, partnering with many retail grocery chains and brands across North America.

Graham Partners has a long history of partnering with family-owned and operated businesses. Leveraging its extensive experience and industry resources, the firm believes it can further accelerate the growth of the business.

The Dechert team advising Graham Partners included corporate partners Jeff Legath and Henry Nassau, associates Stephanie Hass, Michael Balent and Mary Kate Raczka, and counsel Seth Ray; employee benefits partner Andrew Braid and associate Naina Kamath; environmental partner Abbi Cohen; global tax partner Joshua Milgrim and associates Harris Cornell and Ishani Kundu-Sahni; privacy & cybersecurity partner Timothy Blank and associate James Smith; antitrust counsel Beverly Ang; IP partner Joshua Rawson and associate Stephanie Kwan; real estate counsel Francois Quintard-Morenas and associate Devyn Kurpis; national security associate Brooklyn Moore; labor associate Julia Canzoneri.

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