Nishimura & Asahi and Ashurst have advised Nisshin Seifun Group and its subsidiary Nisshin Flour Milling on their $950 million acquisition of Allied Pinnacle from Pacific Equity Partners, which was represented by Gilbert + Tobin.

Nisshin Seifun, best known in Japan for its flour, cake mix and spaghetti, also has a vast portfolio of branded pasta, flour and dried noodles sold across Asia while Allied Pinnacle is an Australian flour and baked goods manufacturer.

The Nishimura & Asahi team included partners Kazuhiro Takei, Kazuyoshi Furusumi, Ayako Matsumoto, Hiroki Kaga and James Emerson.

The Ashurst team involved partners Natsuko Ogawa, Matthew Bubb, Rehana Box, Richard Brooks, Emma Butler, Adam Firth, Andrew Harpur, Jane Harvey, David Jardine, Justine Jones, Ian Kellock, Amanda Ludlow, Jeff Lynn, Geoffrey Mann, Lionel Meehan and Kellech Smith.

The Gilbert + Tobin team was led by partner Hiroshi Narushima.

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