Austria: Schoenherr advises Orkla Food Ingredients on acquisition of Senna from Vivatis Holding

"We were delighted to advise our long-standing client Orkla Food Ingredients, supporting them throughout the process, navigating complexities and delivering a successful transaction," said partner Sascha Hödl.

Founded nearly a century ago, Senna is a well-established supplier to the foodservice, artisan bakery and industrial segments. The company employs 120 people and generated approximately EUR 80m in revenue in 2025. Senna's headquarters and production facility are located in Vienna.

The seller is Vivatis Holding AG, one of the largest Austrian groups in the food industry. The transaction comprises 100 % of the shares in Senna Nahrungsmittel GmbH & Co KG (the operational business) and Senna Nahrungsmittel GmbH, and 75 % of the shares in Senna S.r.l as well as the Senna trademarks, which are owned by MARESI Trademark GmbH & Co KG.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026.

The Schoenherr team was led by Sascha Hödl (Partner) and Gregor Alexander Petric (Counsel), supported by Katharina Schindler (Attorney at Law), Dina Mutevelic (Associate), Gabor Kulcsar (Associate) and Benjamin Pirker (Associate). It further included Teresa Waidmann (Partner), Constantin Benes (Partner), Marco Thorbauer (Partner) and Franz Urlesberger (Partner), Johannes Frank (Partner), Nina Zafoschnig (Counsel), Alexander Pabst (Attorney at Law), Sarah Rosenthaler (Attorney at Law), Bianca Duca (Attorney at Law), Anna Visontai (Attorney at Law), Florian Terharen (Attorney at Law), Franziska Waltersdorfer (Associate), Sylwia Gorzkowska (Associate), Leo Seidl (Associate) and Patrick Barabas (Associate).

Wildmoser/Koch & Partner (Beate Anzinger, Partner, and Matthias Haslmayr, Attorney at Law) represented Vivatis Holding AG.