DZP, in cooperation with the UK law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, has advised Captain Fresh, an Indian company organising food production and supply chains, in its first acquisition on the Polish market.

Our client signed an agreement to acquire Koral, a Polish producer of smoked salmon products, from the private equity fund Abris Capital Partners and the company’s founders.

The acquisition of Koral, which offers products under the SuperFish brand, complements Captain Fresh's existing portfolio. It also furthers the group's existing growth strategy, having previously acquired CenSea, a US importer of frozen seafood, and Senecrus, a French shrimp producer and distributor.

The whole project was supervised by Bartosz Marcinkowski. The advice provided by DZP's experts – Grzegorz Policht from the Corporate and M&A Practice in cooperation with Daria Dudek and Marcin Kuliński and the UK law firm Herbert Smith Freehills – covered comprehensive legal assistance with the transaction, including preparation of transaction documentation, a due diligence and support in negotiations.

The DZP team also advised the client in the context of a tax analysis of the transaction (Joanna Wierzejska and Joanna Kociołek-Zięba) and antitrust procedures (Jarosław Łukawski and Jan Siesicki) and obtaining the required regulatory approvals.

In transaction elements concerning real estate, support was provided by Anna Okła-Woźniak and Julia Łysik, labour law aspects by Agata Mierzwa and Zuzanna Gaczyńska, and environmental protection – Daniel Chojnacki and Klaudia Skubiszak. In the area of intellectual property law, the client was advised by Michał Nita and Martyna Gruszka.