Ashurst advises Mitsui on a strategic acquisition of shares in the Food sector

FKS and its subsidiaries are engaged in a diverse range of businesses, including sourcing grains, oilseeds and sugar from around the world, refining sugar and shipping these products to various destinations, primarily in Southeast Asia but also across the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.

Mitsui, under its Medium-term Management Plan, has identified “Nutrition & Agriculture”, as a new growth area and views Southeast Asia as particularly important in terms of market growth and business expansion potentials.

Lead Partner, Tracy Whiriskey (Tokyo) said: "We are honoured to have advised Mitsui on such a strategically important investment. This transaction highlights the Ashurst team's ability to execute complex multijurisdictional M&A for Japanese clients, including eight Ashurst offices globally as well as English and Japanese language transaction documentation."

In Tokyo Tracy was assisted by partners Kensuke Inoue and Ronnie King, senior associate Naota Suzuki, and associates Jennifer Goh and Alexis Rosenberg. In addition, partners Simon Brown (Singapore), Ratih (Ipop) Nawangsari (Jakarta), Chin Yeoh (Hong Kong), Alyssa Philips (Brisbane), Rehana Box (Sydney) and counsel Chris Young (Dubai), amongst others, also provided support across the Ashurst network.