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Danone completes acquisition of WhiteWave Foods

Danone on April 12 completed its deal to acquire WhiteWave Foods Co. for a transaction value of $12.45 billion.

The company offered $56.25 per share for the stake.

In addition to general closing conditions, the deal required additional review for antitrust concerns.

Lazard Ltd. was the financial adviser for Danone, and Bredin Prat & Associes, Herbert Smith Paris LLP and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz LLP were the legal advisers.

Rothschild Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were the financial advisers for WhiteWave Foods, while Dechert LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP were the legal advisers.