Hunton & Williams (Thailand) Limited Representing World’s Largest Producer of Canned Tuna in THB 28.5B Acquisition of France's MWBrands

BANGKOK — 25 August 2010 — Hunton & Williams (Thailand) Limited is representing Thai Union Frozen Products in its acquisition of France's MWBrands for THB 28.5 billion (USD 883 million, EUR 680 million) from Trilantic Capital Partners (TUF), formerly the private equity arm of the now-defunct Lehman Brothers. The merger — one of the largest cross-border M&A transactions ever conducted by a Thai company — will add processing plants in France, Portugal, the Seychelles and Ghana to TUF's existing processing facilities in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the United States, making it one of the few seafood companies worldwide with sales, production and leading brands across Asia, the United States and Europe. Subject to shareholders’ approval and a federal antitrust review, the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of November.

"We believe the combination of these two highly complementary businesses will unlock synergies and create a leading global seafood company with broader sources of supply and end-markets," Thai Union President Thiraphong Chansiri said in a statement.

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