Eversheds advises R&R Ice Cream on another sweet deal

The Paris office of international law firm Eversheds has advised R&R Ice Cream on the acquisition of Rolland Ice Cream, France’s third largest ice cream maker.

The acquisition of Brittany-based family firm Rolland, which produces around 65 million litres of ice cream annually and employs over 500 staff, will make R&R the number two ice cream group in terms of supermarket sales in the UK, Germany and France. The combined entity will now sell more 500m litres of ice cream a year, and will generate sales of more than £435m.

R&R were advised by a team from Eversheds' Paris office including partners Eric Knai & David Williams, assisted by Lowri Llwyd and Emilie Veyran from the corporate department, partner Stéphanie Stein assisted by Mathilde Plénat on the HR aspects, partner Dan Roskis assisted by Charlotte-Mai Dorémus on the competition aspects and Delphine Baudouin on the banking aspects.

Leading the Eversheds team, Eric Knai comments:

"Eversheds has a dedicated international food and drink group, advising a large number of clients in this sector. R&R is a long standing, important client and we are delighted to have been able to advise them on this strategic acquisition. R&R’s commitment to growth and rapid expansion has made it one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of ice cream in Europe. We look forward to assisting R&R as they continue with the expansion of their own portfolio of brands and those of their brand partners."