DLA Piper advises StoneX on the acquisition of Plantureux et Associés

DLA Piper has advised StoneX Financial Europe GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of StoneX Group Inc. (a Fortune 100 company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ: SNEX)), on the proposed acquisition of Plantureux et Associés, a Paris-based brokerage firm specializing in agricultural commodities across both the physical and derivatives markets.

This acquisition will provide the StoneX Group with a strategic foothold in the French agricultural commodities market – Europe’s leading grain producing region – by leveraging Plantureux et Associés’ recognized expertise and relationships in agricultural commodities.

Completion of the transaction remains subject, among other things, to obtaining the necessary approvals from the relevant regulatory authorities.

This transaction underscores once more DLA Piper’s exceptional capability in facilitating complex international acquisitions for global financial services companies.

Team members:

• DLA Piper France:
• Sarmad Haidar, Gertjan Dewilde, and Julie Palumbo on corporate and transactional aspects.
• Pierre d’Ormesson and Sophie Péligry on regulatory aspects.
  
  
• DLA Piper Chicago:
• Andrew L. Weil on transactional aspects.
  
  
• DLA Piper London:
• Rob Salter on transactional aspects.