Top 10 Legal Advisors in Transport, Infrastructure, and Logistics Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value
White & Case LLP, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz are among the top 5 legal advisors in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 9 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 legal advisors in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry are headquartered in North America and whereas the remaining 1 is based in Europe. They employed a total of 4,999 people in 2021. The Fifty Years Fund, Catalio Capital Management LP- Octant Inc deal was one of the major deals in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry sector in 2021. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professional Corp served as legal advisor to Octant Inc in the deal, Octant Inc (Octant) is a synthetic-biology drug discovery company that designs small molecules and multi-target drug leads for multifactorial diseases. The company has raised $80 million in series B financing. The financing was led by Catalio Capital Management, with participation from Bristol Myers Squibb, and from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz Bio Fund, Allen & Co., and 50 Years VC. This latest round brings Octant’s total funding raised to $115 million. The deal was completed in Q2 2022. The Affirm Inc, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers-Imprint Payments Inc deal was another major deal in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry sector in 2021. Imprint Payments Inc (Imprint) is a US-based financial service company that builds the future of payments, rewards, and loyalty services. The company has secured USD38 million in Series A venture funding co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Stripe. The other investors that took part in the funding include Thrive Capital, Affirm, Allen & Co., James Corden, and Lloyd Blankfein. The was deal completed in Q4 2020.