RPFC is the largest independent pet food manufacturer in Australia and is among the 20 largest pet food manufacturers globally.
The acquisition consortium was led by Hosen Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Beijing, together with China’s largest private agribusiness enterprise New Hope Group, and the Singapore investment company, Temasek .
The Ashurst Australia team was led by partners
Mark Stanbridge (Corporate) and
Shawn Wytenburg (Banking & Finance) and included senior associates Rahil Patel and Genovieve Lajeunesse, lawyers Simon Vose and Molly Woods and graduate Ian Hedberg (Corporate); senior associate Chun Wing Yeung and lawyer Andrew Vumbaca (Banking & Finance); partner
Jennie Mansfield and lawyer Mary Azzi (Employment); partners
Vivian Chang and Barbara Phair with senior associates Elke Bremner and Sophia Kwok (Tax); partner
Rebecca Dixon and lawyer Montana Linkio (Environment & Planning); partner Andrew Deane with lawyer Kate Ferguson (Property); partner
Lisa Ritson, senior associate Maria Sun and graduate Lachlan Wright (IP); with senior associate Philip Hopley (Insurance). The Ashurst Singapore team included partner
Simon Brown and associate Cheryl Ang (Corporate).