JSA advised and assisted Del Monte Pacific and other Del Monte group entities in a share swap transaction between Agro Tech Foods Limited (“ATFL”), and Del Monte Pacific and Bharti Enterprises (the existing shareholders of Del Monte Foods Private Limited).
The transaction contemplates ATFL issuing corresponding shares via preferential issue to various Bharti entities and Del Monte Pacific, as consideration for the sale of their respective shares in Del Monte Foods Private Limited. Del Monte Pacific will continue to license the trademark ‘Del Monte’ to Del Monte Foods Private Limited. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals including approval from the Competition Commission of India. Post consummation of the transaction, Del Monte will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ATFL.
Del Monte Foods supplies processed food and beverage products in India and some South Asian countries. Its products include Italian, dips and spreads, ketchup and sauces, dried and packaged fruits, and beverages.
Our Transaction Team Comprised Lead Partner – Shivpriya Nanda, Partner – Zain Pandit, Senior Associate – Nancy Neekhra, Associates – Harshita Kapoor, Treya Gupta, Ananya Mathew and Vibhu Choubey.
Our Competition Team Comprised Partners – Vaibhav Choukse and Ela Bali, and Principal Associate – Nripi Jolly.
Our Tax Team Comprised Partner – Kumarmanglam Vijay.
Ela is a partner with JSA’s competition law practice with 10 years of experience. She represents and advises clients across different sectors on enforcement and merger control matters before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi and Bombay High Court, and the Supreme Court of India (SC).