Latham Advises Ardian on Sale of Magimix

Latham & Watkins has advised Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm, in its exclusive negotiations, alongside its partner Hameur Group, to carve-out Magimix from the Robot-Coupe and Magimix group, and sell it to Lavafields Group, a Belgian French company with over 50 years’ experience and expertise in household appliances.

The transaction is anticipated to be finalized in the coming weeks.

The Latham team was led by Paris corporate partner Gaëtan Gianasso, with associates Michael Colle, Claudia Reix, Aymeric Derrien-Akagawa, and Elie Hamady. Advice was also provided on tax matters by partner Xavier Renard, with associate Jean-Baptiste Bourbier; on finance matters by partner Carla-Sophie Imperadeiro, with associates Aurélien Lorenzi and Natacha Enoh; on antitrust matters by partner Adrien Giraud, with associate Julien Morize; on IP and commercial contracts matters by partner Jean-Luc Juhan, with associate Daniel Martel; and on employment law matters by partner Matthias Rubner, with associate Yanis Gaoua.