Lactalis acquisition of Fonterra's consumer and associated businesses
Announced Sep 2025 (approx.)
Advisers
Fonterra's consumer and associated businesses
Target
Not disclosed
Lactalis
Acquirer
- Financial adviser
- Legal adviser
- Allens
Team: Tom Story, Adrian Amer, Charlie George, Eleanor Skuza, Lachlan Macdonald, Julie Litver, Grace Collier, Catherine Thomas, Nicole Apap, Fiona Crosbie, Felicity McMahon, Louisa Kefford, Melissa Camp, Ashleigh Gillman, Lachlan Pembroke, Sneha Mahesh, Max Stella, Sally Eller, Drew Gillespie, Andrew Wong, Jessica Mottau, Aveline Orban, Nick Li, Elizabeth Brown, Isaac Nankavill, Sabreen Hussain, Scarlett Stevens, Renee Preketes-Tardiani, Cassandra Reilly, Tim Chislett, Adele Carrubba, Shirley Shen, Madeleine Andreopoulos, Alexandra Agostini, Emily Johnstone, Disha Kamal, Ilaria Bigaran, Joel Barrett, Max Jones, Eloise Cook, Veronica Siow, Tarsha Gavin, Olivia Mueller, Jo Folan, Emma Nicholson, Sophie Langham
- Advised alongside
- Target
- Fonterra's consumer and associated businesses
- Acquirer
- Lactalis
- Seller
- Fonterra
- Structure
- Private sale
- Completed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Sector
- Food and beverage
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Sources
- Fonterra completes sale of Mainland Group to Lactalis fonterra.com
- 1 Sep 2025 Allens advises Lactalis on acquisition of Fonterra's consumer and associated businesses allens.com.au