Slaughter
and
May,
working
alongside
Unilever's
European
General
Counsel,
is
advising
Unilever,
one
of
the
world's
leading
suppliers
of
fast-moving
consumer
goods,
on
its
binding
offer
to
acquire
the
Worldwide
Body
Care
and
European
Detergents
businesses
of
Sara
Lee
Corporation
for
EUR
1.275
billion
in
cash.
The
offer
was
announced
on
25
September
2009.
Unilever
European
General
Counsel:
Robert
Leek
Slaughter
and
May
team:
Gary
Eaborn
(partner),
Thomas
Kelly
(associate);
Competition:
Michael
Rowe
(partner);
Pensions
and
Employment:
Charles
Cameron
(partner);
Commercial
Real
Estate:
David
Waterfield
(partner);
IP/IT:
Cathy
Connolly
(partner)
Freshfields
Bruckhaus
Deringer
(Amsterdam)
(Shawn
der
Kinderer)
is
the
main
corporate
adviser
to
Sara
Lee.
