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Hershey sale for White & Case and Clifford Chance

Date: March 2009

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White & Case has represented Barry Callebaut on the sale of its 100% stake in Van Houten to Hershey in Singapore

Hershey now has an exclusive licence of the Van Houten brand and related trademarks in the region for its consumer products. Barry Callebaut will continue to own the Van Houten brand.

Christian Jacobs of the firm’s Hamburg office and William Kirschner in Singapore led the White & Case team. Clifford Chance acted for Hershey.