PRESS RELEASE
March 6, 2026
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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented the Katjes International Group, Jamie Laing and Edward Sweets-Williams (owner of renowned sweet brand, Candy Kittens), as borrower, alongside Houlihan Lokey, as debt advisor, in the company’s financing provided by HSBC, as senior lender, for its acquisition of Nature Delivered Limited from Unilever PLC.
The McDermott team was led by partner and European head of finance Aymen Mahmoud and included counsel Giulia Venanzoni, associate Ryan Clarke and trainee solicitor Louis Gregory.
Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG, together with its two legally independent sister companies, Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG and Katjesgreenfood GmbH & Co. KG, form the Katjes Group (“Katjes Group”). Katjes International acquires companies with strong and established consumer goods brands in Europe.
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