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Berkshire Partners Acquires FoodChain ID
- Client News
- December 9, 2020
Paul, Weiss advised funds managed by affiliates of Berkshire Partners LLC in their acquisition of FoodChain ID, a food-safety and food-quality products and services business, from Paine Schwartz Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Paul, Weiss team includes, among others, corporate partners Ellen Ching and Jeffrey Marell and counsel Suhan Shim; tax partner Scott Sontag; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic and counsel Jarrett Hoffman; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Michael Kurzer; antitrust counsel Marta Kelly and Yuni Sobel; real estate partner Salvatore Gogliormella; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.