Akin Advises Paine Schwartz Partners in its Investment in Elemental Enzymes

(New York) – Akin advised Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity fund specialized in sustainable food chain investing, in its strategic growth investment in Elemental Enzymes, a leading developer of naturally occurring enzymes and biochemicals contributing to improved plant health, yield, and profitability. More details on the transaction can be found here.

The Akin team was led by private equity partners Sergio Urias and Michelle Chan, and associates Shannon Hutton and Emily Grassett.

The wider Akin team included:

• tax partners David Snyder, counsel Julie Geng and associate Mendy Fox;
• environment & regulatory partner David Quigley and senior counsel Andrew Oelz;
• executive compensation partner Rolf Zaiss and associate Brendan Chisholm,
• labor & employment partner Nate Oleson and counsel Andrew Gear;
• real estate partner John Bain, counsel Alex Agahzadeh and associate Brielle Rowe;
• intellectual property partner David Vondle;
• cybersecurity, privacy & data protection practice co-leader Michelle Reed, senior counsel Michael Miller and associate Tina Jeffcoat;
• international trade partners Melissa Schwartz, Alexis Guinan and Suzanne Kane, senior counsel Elyse Martin and associates Griffin Boyle and Blair Campion; and
• government contracts partner Scott Heimberg and associate Hillary John.

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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