Top 10 Legal Advisors in Packaging Industry in the World in 2022 by Deal Volume

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Jones Day, White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates are among the top 5 legal advisors in the packaging industry in 2022 by deal volume. BC Partners-Fedrigoni was a major deal in the Packaging Industry in 2022. Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal advisors to Bain Capital LP and Fedrigoni SpA, while Studio Legale Tributario Facchini Rossi Michelutti, White & Case LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP served as legal advisors to BC Partners LLP. BC Partners LLP, a UK-based private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Fedrigoni SpA, an Italy-based manufacturer of paper and products for packaging and graphics and self-adhesive labels, from Bain Capital LP, a US-based private equity firm, for $3,064 million. Lamb Weston Holdings-Lamb Weston Meijer VOF was another major deal in the Packaging Industry in 2022. Jones Day LLP acted as legal advisor to Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining equity interests in its European joint venture with Meijer Frozen Foods B.V. for $686.16 million in cash and common stock of Lamb Weston. Darling Ingredients-Gelnex was one of the major deals in the Packaging Industry in 2022. White & Case LLP served as legal advisor to Gelnex Industria e Comercio Ltda, while Sidley Austin LLP served as legal advisor to Darling Ingredients Inc. Darling Ingredients Inc, a US-based company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of Gelnex, a leading global producer of collagen products (including gelatin and collagen peptides), for approximately $1,200 million.