Dechert LLP advised Tilda Limited ("Tilda"), a leading Basmati and specialty rice products company, and its shareholders on the sale of Tilda to The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company. Hain Celestial was advised by Jefferies Inc. and DLA Piper; Rothschild advised Tilda and its shareholders on the transaction along with Dechert.

The multidisciplinary, London-based Dechert team advising Tilda was led by corporate partner Jonathan Angell and also included associates Andrew Harrow, Jodie Valler-Feltham and Javad Husain; partner Paul Kavanagh and counsel Renzo Marchini (IP); partner David Gubbay and associate Dan Hawthorne (Tax); and partner Isabelle Rahman (Antitrust).

For more information on the transaction, see the official press release. http://ir.hain-celestial.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=87078&p=irol-newsArticle&I…; A conference call and webcast hosted by Hain at 9:00 AM EST today to discuss the strategic acquisition of Tilda will also be available under the Investor Relations section of Hain's website.