July 8, 2025
Willkie advised Vilmorin & Cie, the world's fourth-largest seed company, on the sale of its stake in the AgReliant Genetics joint venture, alongside KWS, to GDM, a world leader in soybean genetics. Founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Vilmorin & Cie (Limagrain Field Seeds business) and KWS, AgReliant has become a major player in North American agriculture, specializing primarily in the research, production, and marketing of corn and soybean seeds. Vilmorin & Cie, through its Field Seeds business, Limagrain Field Seeds, will retain the know-how and all the corn genetic materials co-developed with KWS over the past 25 years.
The Willkie team was led by partners Eduardo Fernandez and Anna Martini Pereira and included associates Ian Morganelli, AK Lutz and Jack Kaelin.
The Willkie team was led by partners Eduardo Fernandez and Anna Martini Pereira and included associates Ian Morganelli, AK Lutz and Jack Kaelin.
