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Akin Advises Paine Schwartz Partners in Sale of AgBiTech to BASF Agricultural Solutions

January 20, 2026

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(New York) – Akin advised Paine Schwartz Partners, the largest private equity firm dedicated to sustainable food chain investing, in a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company AgBiTech, which specializes in biological insect control solutions, to BASF Agricultural Solutions. The transaction is anticipated to close during the first half of 2026, subject to approval by the relevant authorities.

The Akin team was led by private equity partners Sergio Urías and Daniel Tavakoli; private equity associate Andrew Stubbs; tax partner David Snyder and associate John Kwack; antitrust and international competition partner Davina Garrod; intellectual property partner David Lee; and debt finance counsel Vicky Gallagher.

For further information on the transaction, please click here.

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.    

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