With a sugar production of some 4.5 million tonnes per year, Südzucker AG is the world's largest sugar producer and one of the largest food companies in Germany. The corporation employs some 19,200 employees and is listed in the German SDAX. Furthermore, Südzucker AG is active in the special products and fruit segments while its CropEnergies segment engages in ethanol production. In 2019, the company's annual revenue was at EUR 6.7 million.
Advisors to Südzucker AG: Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Dr. Dietrich F. R. Stiller (Finance, lead), Markus Pfüller (Capital Markets, lead), Philipp von Ploetz, Phillip Kablitz (both Capital Markets).
Cornelius Willer (Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury) led the transaction in-house for Südzucker AG.
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