Latham & Watkins Advises SK Capital in Sale of Valtris’ Champlor Renewables Business

Latham & Watkins has advised SK Capital and its portfolio company, Valtris Specialty Chemicals (Valtris), a leading global manufacturer of a comprehensive portfolio of specialty additives, in the sale of its Champlor Renewables business located in Verdun, France, to Avril Industrie. Champlor Renewables specializes in rapeseed crushing, refining, and biodiesel production.

Latham & Watkins represents SK Capital and Valtris in the transaction with a deal team led by Paris partner Denis Criton, and Washington, D.C. partner Nick Luongo, with counsel Xavier Nassoy, and associates Aymerick Fradin, Juliette Gilioli, Connie Van Den Berg, and Grishin Kirill. Advice was also provided on French tax matters by Paris partner Olivia Rauch-Ravisé, with associate Hugo Matricon; on IP and commercial contracts matters by Paris partner Jean-Luc Juhan, with associate Daniel Martel; on French employee matters by Paris partner Matthias Rubner, with associates Yanis Gaoua and Alice Brisset; on antitrust matters by Paris partner Mathilde Saltiel, with associates Alice Noguier and Victor Gerardin; on French finance matters by associate Léa Demulder; on US finance matters by Washington, D.C. partner Katherine Putnam, with associates Jake Goodman, Drew Weisberg, Katie Prezioso, Mei Randall and assistance from Shannon Lydon; on derivatives matters by Paris partner Thomas Vogel, with London counsel Delyth Hughes, and associate Nassrine Assafiri; and on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by Paris partner Myria Saarinen, with associate Hana Ladhari.