Legal and Financial Titans Back the Transaction
The deal was forged with heavyweight legal and financial teams on both sides:
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is lead legal counsel to C&S, with Solomon Partners as exclusive financial adviser.
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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP advised on C&S’s debt financing, with Wells Fargo providing the committed funding.
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advised SpartanNash, led by partners Kim Spoerri and Paul Shim, and associate Matt Kelleher.
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BofA Securities Inc. served as exclusive financial adviser to SpartanNash.
Gibson Dunn’s team includes partners George Sampas and Evan M. D’Amico, and counsel Soren Kreider. Details on Sullivan & Cromwell’s deal team were not immediately disclosed.
Next Steps and Closing Timeline
The companies anticipate that the transaction will close by the end of 2025, subject to standard regulatory and shareholder approvals.
