Syngenta Crop Protection AG has consummated the sale of its materials protection business to Lanxess Deutschland GmbH agreed upon earlier this year. Under the terms of a complex asset purchase agreement, Lanxess purchases intellectual property, registrations and regulatory data specific to materials protection.
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Syngenta for the transaction. The team included Christoph Neeracher (M&A), Markus Wang (IP), Mani Reinert (Merger Control), Luca Jagmetti and Philippe Seiler (both M&A).