Press Release
Press Release
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas
08.29.25
Pillsbury advised Wilbur-Ellis in the sale of its subsidiary, Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC, a leading provider of custom nutrition products in pet, aquaculture and livestock markets, to an affiliate of Balmoral Funds LLC. Wilbur-Ellis has spent over a hundred years partnering with growers to bring its expertise, products and services to them and Pillsbury has been fortunate to represent Wilbur-Ellis for most of that period. As a result of the sale, Wilbur-Ellis will increase its focus on growth in the crop production agriculture market in North America.
The Pillsbury deal team was led by Corporate & Securities partner Donald Kilpatrick, counsel JP Cordon and Nina Bakhtina, and associates Nathan Lewko and Alexander Ntchobo, as well as the following team members: Global Sourcing partner Mario Dottori and associate Gabby Regard; Antitrust & Competition attorney Evan Storm; Executive Compensation & Benefits partners Christine Richardson and Peter Hunt, and associate Jennifer Wong; Employment partner Rebecca Rizzo; Tax partner Nora Burke; Intellectual Property partner Sandro Serra; Real Estate partner Noa Clark and associate Cait Horner; and Environmental partner Reza Zarghamee; Finance and Restructuring, Japan, partner Katsumi Shirai; and Litigation partner, Alex Lathrop.