Niederer Kraft Frey advised Transgourmet on the acquisition of Saviva AG. Transgourmet, a subsidiary of the Coop Group, is active in the cash & carry and wholesale supplies market in Germany, Poland, Romania, Spain, France, Austria and Switzerland. Transgourmet is the second biggest wholesaler in Europe with more than 30’000 employees and net sales of approximately CHF 11.6 billion.

The Coop Group operates in the retail as well as wholesale and production sectors. In the retail sector, Coop operates supermarkets and various specialist formats in Switzerland. In wholesale, the Coop Group operates through Transgourmet. With more than 94’000 employees, Coop generates net sales of approximately CHF 34.2 billion.

Saviva has been part of HEBA Food Holding AG since 2021. Hermann Bader, owner and chairman of the board of directors, wants to ensure that the successful Saviva remains in good hands: “The joint path with Transgourmet is the ideal solution to continue leading Saviva together with its customers and employees into a promising future”.

The NKF team was led by Corporate/M&A partner Moritz Maurer, working with associates Alexander Göbel and Kevin Melchior Ebener, junior associates Luca Heinrich and Camille Stucker (all Corporate/M&A), partner Philip Spoerlé and associate Reto Seiler (both Finance), partner Clara-Ann Gordon (IP/TMT), partner Janine Reudt-Demont (Regulatory), senior associate Oliver Zbinden (Real Estate) as well as associate Sabrina Gysi (Employment).