Akerman represented Trivest Partners and its portfolio company Perricone Farms in the acquisition of Natalie's Orchid Island Juice Company.
Founded in 1989, Natalie's Orchid Island Juice Company produces fruit juices and functional beverages that it sells into roughly 32 states and 50 international markets.
The Akerman team representing Trivest was led by M&A and Private Equity Practice Co-Chair Kenneth Wiggins. The legal team also included:
- Jonathan Awner, Co-Chair, Corporate Practice Group
- Thomas Kearney, Chair, Data Privacy and Security Practice
- Mary Samsa, Chair, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice
- William Sullivan, Chair, Federal Tax Practice
- Peter Chiabotti, Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Felicia Nowels, Partner, International Trade and Customs Practice
- Bryan Reese, Partner, Corporate Practice Group
- Paul Russo, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
- Scott Silverman, Partner, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Sarah Campbell Smith, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
- Melissa Zinkil, Partner, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Raphael Agundez, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Andrew Bayer, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Emily Cramer, Associate, Consumer Financial Services, Data and Technology Practice Group (CFS+)
- Matthew Emery, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Chelsy Lutz, Associate, Tax Practice Group
- David Valk, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
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