Bank of America arranges financing of DKSH’s acquisition of Terra Firma

Niederer Kraft Frey advised Bank of America, acting as bookrunning mandated lead arranger, on the financing of DKSH’s acquisition of Terra Firma, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals in North America, and the subsequent take-out financing.

DKSH Holding Ltd. is a SIX Swiss Exchange listed company specializing in market expansion services to help companies grow their business in new or existing markets. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, DKSH is deeply rooted in communities all across the Asia-Pacific region and generates annual net sales in excess of CHF 11 billion while employing approx. 33,100 people worldwide.

The NKF team was led by partners Philip Spoerlé (Finance) and Philippe Weber (Capital Markets), working with senior associate Deirdre Ni Annrachain (Finance), associate Benedikt Hadorn (Finance) and junior associate Alexander Züger (Finance).