Dechert Secures U.S. Antitrust Clearance for Clarebout Sale to Simplot

Dechert represented Clarebout Potatoes, a leading Belgium-based, family-owned potato processing company, in obtaining U.S. antitrust clearance for its sale to the J.R. Simplot Company, a leading global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

The transaction combines two leaders in processing and distribution of frozen potato products and related services, creating a strong European platform for Simplot to better serve customers and communities.

The Dechert team representing Clarebout was led by antitrust partners James Fishkin and Michael Okkonen, and included counsels Beverly Ang and William Kearney, as well as senior paralegal Kenneth Hunter.

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