Martijn van de Hel and Paul Breithaupt advised the Van Rooi on its acquisition of Van Loon Group.
Van Rooi is a family-run business specialising in the slaughter and processing of pigs, cattle and calves for the industry and retail sector. As such, the group is active throughout the entire food chain. Van Rooi operates in 54 countries worldwide.
Van Loon Group is a family-owned business specialising in the production of meat products and meals (convenience products), with a particular focus on the retail and food service sectors. Van Loon Group operates in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and various other countries.
The acquisition was notified to the ACM on 16 January 2026. The transaction was approved on 2 April 2026. The acquisition has also been reviewed and approved by the competition authorities in Belgium, Germany and Cyprus.
The transaction was also covered in the media, see here, here and here.
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