The Körber Group has acquired a 49% equity stake held by Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited in Godrej Körber Supply Chain Limited. With this acquisition, Körber Group has acquired 100% ownership of Godrej Körber Supply Chain, fully integrating the company into its global supply chain business and further strengthening its presence in India. 

Trilegal advised the Körber Group on this transaction. The firm's scope of work included providing transaction-related advice (including corporate, foreign exchange and competition aspects); reviewing, negotiating, and finalising the share purchase agreement; and assisting in the closing of the transaction.

A team led by Delano Furtado (Partner), and supported by Pritali Patil (Counsel), Aakarsh Kumar (Senior Associate) and Associates Ridhi Shetty and Punit Sanwal, advised on Corporate law aspects.

A team led by Gauri Chhabra (Partner), and supported by Eesha Sheth (Senior Associate) and Shobhit Shukla (Associate) advised on Competition law aspects.

Anagram Partners advised Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing on the transaction.

The transaction team was led by Palaq Vora (Partner), and consisted of Keegan Pavrey (Principal), Sarthak Parnami (Principal), and Avani Maheshwari (Associate).

The acquisition underscores Körber’s long-term strategic commitment to India as a key growth market and a platform for expanding its global supply chain operations. By integrating the Indian business into its global network, Körber aims to accelerate the adoption of advanced automation, software-driven logistics and intralogistics solutions across sectors such as e-commerce, manufacturing, FMCG and pharmaceuticals, supporting the modernisation and efficiency of India’s supply chain ecosystem.

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