Persán to acquire Mibelle from Migros: the advisors

Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) is acting as Swiss counsel to Spanish company Persán on its acquisition of Mibelle from Migros. Moreover, Walder Wyss is advising Migros on the transaction.

The operation’s closing is expected to arrive later in 2025.

The parties

Currently owned by Migros Beteiligungen, Buchs-based Mibelle group specialises across the personal care & beauty, home care and nutrition business segments. The company approximately employs  1’400 people, with facilities in Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, as well as sales offices in the Netherlands.

Headquartered in Seville, Spain, Persán is a multinational company active in the development, manufacturing and marketing of home care and personal hygiene products. In the 2024 financial year, it reached its record turnover of EUR 862 million. It currently employs more than 2’000 people and possesses three main plants: Seville (Spain), Saint-Vulbas (France) and Wróblowice (Poland).

The NKF team

Corporate and M&A partner Patrik Peyer (pictured above) led the NKF team on the matter, working alongside partner Moritz Maurer, senior associate Alexander Göbel, associate Melchior Ebener and junior associate Janika Leuzinger (all corporate/M&A), partner Janine Reudt-Demont (IP), partner Nicolas Birkhäuser and associate Lukas Poschung (both Competition/IP), partner Fabiano Menghini and associate Noémie Ammann (both Real Estate), partner Marco Häusermann and associate Reto Seiler (both Finance) as well partner Daniela Schmucki, counsel Marc Vogelsang and Vanessa Witschi (all tax).

Cuatrecasas, under the leadership of José Moya Yoldi, acted as Spanish lead counsel to Pérsan on the transaction.

The Walder Wyss team

Partner Hans-Jakob Diem co-led the Walder Wyss team, together with partner Markus Vischer and managing associate Dario Galli (all corporate/M&A). The team further includes senior associates Michael Kissling and Fabian Akeret (both corporate/M&A), associate Jenny von Arx (corporate/M&A), partner Roger Staub and associate Johannes Stamm (both IP & IT), partner Reto Jacobs and counsel Gion Giger (both ompetition), partner David Vasella (data protection), managing associate Julia Lehner (real estate), as well as trainees Lukas Moser, Carina Freiburghaus, and Armin Mandzuka (all corporate/M&A).