BLOMSTEIN advises Dragsbæk on acquisition of Vortella
BLOMSTEIN advised Dragsbæk A/S, a subsidiary of Orkla Food Ingredients and a Danish producer of hybrid dairy products and specialty fats, on merger control and foreign direct investment aspects in connection with its acquisition of Vortella Lebensmittelwerk W. Vortmeyer GmbH.
With the transaction, Dragsbæk secures its first production facility in Germany, establishing a strategic platform for margarine and specialty fats close to key industrial customers in Western and Central Europe. Vortella, based in Preußisch Oldendorf, brings over 120 years of experience in specialty fats and margarines and employs 107 people. The company serves a solid customer base in Germany and selected export markets and generates annual revenues of around EUR 50 million.
Dragsbæk is a leading European manufacturer of hybrid dairy products and specialty fats for professional use, operating production and administrative sites in Vejen, Thisted and Randers in Denmark as well as in Lithuania, and employing around 300 people.
The acquisition was approved by the German and Austrian competition authorities and is expected to be completed by the end of Q1 2026. The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.
BLOMSTEIN advised Dragsbæk alongside Lebuhn & Puchta.
The BLOMSTEIN team included
Merger Control: Dr. Anna Huttenlauch, Dr. Elisa Hauch, Celia Diederichs, Fiona Molloy
Foreign Direct Investment: Dr. Leonard von Rummel, Dr. Nils-Hendrik Grohmann
Many thanks to Dragsbæk, Orkla and Lebuhn & Puchta for the trust placed in us.