Hughes Hubbard Advises Sucres & Denrées Côte d'Ivoire on Cocoa Financing

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Feb. 7, 2025 – The firm advised French commodities firm Sucres & Denrées Côte d'Ivoire on a pre-financing facility for the purchase of cacao, which will be used for future cocoa harvesting and export campaigns.

The firm previously assisted the company in its pre-financing facility for cooperatives and local suppliers in the cocoa sector, covering the 2022-2023 growing season.

Founded in 1952, Paris-based Sucres & Denrées has more than 5,000 employees in over 25 locations worldwide. Sucres & Denrées Côte d'Ivoire is the company's subsidiary in Ivory Coast, which is the world's leading supplier of cocoa beans.

Sena Agbayissah and Agnès Braka-Calas worked on the agreement.