SK Capital Partners, a US-based private investment firm with focus on the specialty materials, chemicals and healthcare sectors, has acquired a controlling interest in AEB Group, a global leader in wine ingredients with growing positions in beer ingredients and food detergents. Headquartered in Brescia, Italy, AEB Group operates a network of production facilities and laboratories throughout Europe and the Americas.
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to SK Capital Partners. The team included Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti (M&A), Till Spillmann (Financing), Markus Wang (IP/IT), Laura Widmer, Nicola Bernardoni, Raphael Egger, Rocco Rigozzi (all M&A) as well as Adrian Koller (Financing).