Dechert Advises Yodel on the Sale of its Business

LONDON, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dechert advised the Board of Yodel Delivery Network Limited and its various group companies on the sale of Yodel, a parcel delivery business, with Weil acting as transaction counsel on the sale. The sale allowed the business to be sold on a solvent basis and save 10,000 jobs.

The transaction involved the Yodel business being acquired by YDLGP, a newly formed company. YDLGP was backed by Shift, a rapidly growing logistics platform and a consortium of investors. The new business will form a 'super scale' logistics platform and use Shift's AI driven technology.

The Dechert team advising Yodel was led by Restructuring partners Adam Plainer and Kay Morley with counsel Tayyibah Arif, associate Ola Majiyagbe and trainee Amandeep Mann. Specialist advice was provided by Corporate partner Chris Field, Employment partner Jason Butwick and associate Alexis Westwood, and Tax associate Nicolas Kokkinos.

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