Paris—Dentons advised the French group Florimond Desprez on the creation of United Beet Seeds, a strategic joint venture with the Danish group DLF Seeds A/S. This major transaction marks a structuring step in the global sugar beet seed industry.

The partnership brings together two major players in the sector: Florimond Desprez, a family-owned group focused on research, development and production of seeds for sustainable agriculture, and DLF, a Danish cooperative present in 22 countries and a world leader in forage and grass seeds. Together, they aim to position United Beet Seeds as a leading global player in beet, forage and industrial chicory seeds, capitalizing on complementary expertise in research, production, processing and marketing.

The operation is based on the contribution by the two groups of all their activities and subsidiaries dedicated to this sector, consolidated within a common structure, with the ambition of offering innovative and sustainable genetic solutions to tomorrow's agro-environmental challenges.

Dentons acted as legal counsel to the Florimond Desprez group on all corporate, regulatory, tax and competition aspects of the transaction. The Paris team, led by partner Pascal Chadenet (Corporate and M&A), and including partner Emmanuelle van den Broucke (Competition and Antitrust), and associate Alexis Doise ( Corporate/M&A) mobilized the international team, in close liaison with the Dentons teams in Brussels with partner Laurens Engelen (Corporate and M&A) and senior associate Domien Kriger (Banking and Finance) in Brussels; partner Jan-Mathijs Hermans and senior associate Vincent Wensink (both Corporate and M&A) in Amsterdam; and partner Mehdi Megzari (Competition and Antitrust) in Casablanca.

This transaction once again highlights Dentons’ ability to support its clients in complex cross-border deals by mobilizing teams across multiple jurisdictions and providing targeted sector-specific expertise in the agri-food industry. Thanks to its global platform, Dentons is able to deliver seamless and integrated support in the context of strategic international partnerships.

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