Mayer Brown is representing The Dow Chemical Company in the sale of AgroFresh, its post-harvest specialty chemical business, to Boulevard Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Avenue Capital Group.

The Mayer Brown team included Corporate & Securities partners Marc Sperber, Andrew Noreuil, Kevin Cunningham (all Chicago), Todd Bowen and Ugo Ude (both New York) and associates Cecil Hall, Michael Weigel and Christine Shepard (all Chicago); Tax Transactions & Consulting partner Lee Morlock (Chicago); Employment & Benefits counsel Karen Grotberg (Chicago); and Intellectual Property partner Rich Assmus (Chicago).