Before You Close...

With the recent acquisition of the Skippy® peanut butter line by Hormel Foods Corp. and other international deal activity in the food and drink industry, George Martin, Ryan Miske, David Vander Haar and Matthew Levy of Faegre Baker Daniels reminded buyers and sellers to analyze applicable merger control rules and determine how to address them early in the transaction. In an article for the Summer 2013 issue of Food & Drink magazine, the team explained the steps for navigating merger control rules, including recruiting a central team, starting the analysis early and preparing for even unexpected results.