One of the largest Estonian seafood producers PRFoods acquired 85% fish processing companies John Ross Jr Ltd (JRJ) and Coln Valley Smokery Limited (CVS), both located in the United Kingdom. The Leigh family who have been running the companies as a family business will keep 15% of the shareholding.
JRJ is a leading seller of processed salmon with their head office in Scotland, which exports products to thirty countries. JRJ is leading global Scottish processed salmon company with sales in 30 countries and Royal Warrant Holder of the British Royal Family. Coln Valley Smokery is a most renowned artisan smoked salmon producer in the UK.
The advisors in the transaction were Maivi Ots, the Managing Partner of Eversheds Sutherland Ots&Co, and Legal Counsel of the law office Kerttu-Kaarina Tombak.