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Financing secured for the combination of Eat Happy and Hana Group’s European operations

Financing secured for the combination of Eat Happy and Hana Group’s European operations
Published Date
Aug 28, 2026
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A&O Shearman has advised the borrower on the financing package for the investment in EAT HAPPY GROUP (EAT HAPPY), a European specialist in fresh and healthy Asian convenience food, in connection with the planned combination of EAT HAPPY and the European operations of Hana Group SAS (Hana Europe), a French producer and distributor of freshly prepared sushi and pan-Asian cuisine-to-go. The combination will create a platform for fresh Asian convenience food in Europe.

The A&O Shearman team advising on the financing was led by global co-head of private equity and sponsor finance partner Neil Sinha and debt finance partner Dr. Rauni Ahammer (London and Munich) and further included sponsor finance partner Xinni Lim (London), Andreas Hommel (finance, Luxembourg) and Dr. Heike Weber (tax, Frankfurt), senior associates Fraser Jackson and Julia Bräuer (both finance, London and Munich), and associates Jack Mellett, Edward Crosby, and Athanasios Giannakakos (finance, London and Munich), Pit Elcheroth (finance, Luxembourg) and Nico Schweitzer (tax, Frankfurt). 

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