Linklaters advises McKesson on the sale of its Norwegian businesses to NorgesGruppen

Linklaters advises McKesson Corporation on the sale of its retail and distribution businesses in Norway to NorgesGruppen.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals.

Linklaters had previously advised McKesson, among others, on the sale of significant parts of its continental European business to Phoenix Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG and on the sale of its Austrian business to Quadrifolia Management.

The Linklaters team is led by Dr Jochen Laufersweiler (Partner) and Johannes Thieme (Managing Associate, both Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt). Other team members include Prof Dr Daniela Seeliger (Partner, Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Düsseldorf), Dr Christian Hundeshagen (Partner, Tax, Frankfurt), Anne Katharina Rosenow (Counsel, Tax, Frankfurt), Tobias Rump (Counsel, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner, Düsseldorf), Tim Dever (Managing Associate, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner, Düsseldorf), Graeme Finnie (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A, London), Friederike Preyer (Associate, Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Millicent Sparrow, Kayleigh Ansell, and Felix Cawthron (all Associates, Corporate/M&A, London).