News and Deals
News and Deals
Linklaters advised Moolec Science SA (NASDAQ:MLEC), a science-based food ingredient company focused on producing animal proteins and nutritional oils in plants, on the successful closing of its strategic business combination with Bioceres Group Limited, Gentle Technologies Corp, and Nutrecon LLC. The closing resulted in an enlarged company structure with Moolec as the parent entity.
The Linklaters team was led by Partner Matthew Poulter and included Counsel Caio Campello, Associates Thomas Lemouche, Caroline Aguiar, and Thomas Tiphaine-Koffman, and Staff Attorney Letícia Correia, Legal Intern Lucas da Riva, and Paralegal André Benício.
In New York and Washington, D.C., the team included Partner and Head of U.S. Antitrust & Foreign Investment Antonia Sherman, M&A Partner Pierre-Emmanuel Perais, Tax Partner Gabriel Grossman, IP Transactions Counsel Shruti Chopra, Senior Tax Associates Reuven Rosen and Nina Hrushko, Antirust Associates Alexis Gonzalez and Joseph Nasca, M&A Associates Rebecca Iles and Michal Folczyk, and TMT/IP & Data Solutions Associate Moses Kim.
In London, Partners John Tsui and Sam Lintonbon provided corporate and tax support.
In Luxembourg, Partner Rémy Bonneau, Counsel Maxime Bertomeu-Savalle, Managing Associate Colas Surot, and Associate Perrine Kalcina also provided corporate support.
Moolec’s legal team was led by General Counsel & Secretary of the Board Florencia Bottero.
Linklaters’ lawyers have practiced in Latin America for decades and the firm was one of the first international firms to open an office in Brazil in 1997. With a growing team of Latin America-focused lawyers across the firm’s New York, Washington, D.C., and São Paulo offices, the firm continues to increase its presence in the Latin America region and deepen existing relationships with leading local law firms. Linklaters is highly ranked across key Latin America legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, and Latin Lawyer.