Birketts has supported William and Geoff Buchanan on the sale of a majority stake in Green Label Holdings Ltd, the company behind the renowned Gressingham brand, to LDC International SAS.
The deal marks the beginning of a strategic partnership between LDC and the Buchanan family, strengthening LDC’s presence in the UK poultry market.
Green Label Holdings Ltd, headquartered in East Anglia, is a producer and supplier of duck, turkey, and poultry specialties in the UK. This partnership supports LDC’s international growth strategy, complementing its Welsh subsidiary and European imports, and enabling a broader offering to UK customers.
Birketts advised on all legal aspects of the transaction, drawing on expertise from across the firm in corporate, real estate, agriculture and estates, tax, employee incentives, employment, banking, planning and environmental, private client, regulatory, and immigration matters.
The team was led by Alexandra Nelson and Ed Savory, with support from Emma Bysouth, Sarah Pearce, Lucy Easey, Chloe Rose-Leeks, Ieva Grakulskyte, Rebecca Bond, Andrea Bailiss, Luke Gower, Jack Royall, Leo McMahon, Michael Playford, Mary Podd, Karl Pocock, Ryan Smith, Lisa Hayward, Olivia Sherman, Catherine Johnson, Rebecca Hughes, Mark Gipson, Devreaux Gravell, Gavin Williams, Tom Newcombe, Nicola Gooch, Edd Long, Karen Luxton-Walsh, Paul Thompson, Lorna Spear, Matthew Gowen, and Sacha Wooldridge.
Geoff Buchanan, speaking on behalf of the family, said: “I would like to record my thanks to you all as our core advisors for supporting William and I (and the Gressingham team) through this transaction. We are so pleased to have Birketts and Spayne Lindsay as our advisors and you have done an amazing job for us. It’s been a long process with much complexity but we have felt well advised and we have been able to close on a great deal for me and William personally and for the GLH business going forward.”
Alexandra Nelson, Partner in the corporate team at Birketts, commented: “It has been a pleasure working with Green Label and the Buchanan family over a number of years and a privilege to advise on this landmark transaction. We wish the parties all success in their next chapter.”
Ed Savory, Partner and Head of Food & Beverages at Birketts, added: “The Gressingham brand is a household name, and this deal ensures its continued success under a collaborative approach. This partnership represents a significant step for Green Label and Birketts’ involvements demonstrates our ability to deliver complex corporate transactions in the UK’s food and beverage sector.”
Other advisers to the Buchanan family included:
- Corporate Finance: Spayne Lindsay – Paul Satchell, Jadon Buckeridge, Harriet Cory-Wright
- Accountancy & Tax: Larking Gowen – Charlie Savory, Dominic Carter, Sally Farrow, Ben Greves
- SPA Advisory: Grant Thornton – Nathan Young, Patrick O’Brien
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