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The Firm is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in its role as financial advisor to Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR) in connection with Darling’s definitive agreement to acquire the shares of Vion Ingredients, a division of Vion Holding N.V. for approximately €1.6 billion in cash.  Vion Ingredients is a worldwide leader in the development and production of specialty ingredients from animal origin for applications in pharmaceuticals, food, feed, pet food, fertilizer and bio-energy. The transaction is expected to close in January 2014, subject to customary regulatory approvals and finalization of the required employee consultations in the Netherlands.

Darling International is the largest and only publicly traded provider of rendering and bakery residuals recycling solutions to the nation's food industry. Vion Holding is a member of the Vion Food Group, a global food company headquartered in the Netherlands.

The Simpson Thacher team includes Lee Meyerson, Rob Spatt and John Kupiec (M&A).