King & Wood Mallesons advised the management of Cerelia on its secondary LBO with IK Investment Partners.

Cerelia is a French company specialised in the ready bake chilled dough business. Located in 18 countries, Cerelia holds a significant segment of the private label in Europe.

In 2012, KWM advised the shareholders of APM (its management, Capzanine and Céréa) on its merger with EuroDough (today known as Cerelia), as well as the funds Capzanine and Cerea on the mezzaning financing of the acquisition of Eurodough by Sagard, from Sarah Lee.

The KWM team was composed of Corporate partner Jérome Jouhanneaud and associate Simon Servan-Schreiber ; as well as of Tax partner Raphaël Béra and associate Etienne Guillou.