Top 10 Legal Advisors in Agriculture and Forestry Industry in the World in 2022 by Deal Value

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Linklaters LLP, Ashurst LLP, and Allen & Overy LLP are among the top 5 legal advisors in the agriculture and forestry industry in 2022 by deal value. Kuwait Finance House-Ahli United Bank was a major deal in the Agriculture and Forestry sector in 2022. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP & Linklaters LLP served as legal advisors to Ahli United Bank, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP acted as legal advisor to Kuwait Finance House. Kuwait Finance House (KFH), a Kuwait-based provider of Islamic commercial and investment banking services, has agreed to acquire Ahli United Bank BSc, a Bahrain-based investment bank providing wealth management, retail, corporate, treasury, offshore and private banking services, for about $11,600 million. BP-Archaea Energy was one of the major deals in the Agriculture and Forestry sector in 2022. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Jones Day LLP served as legal advisors to Archaea Energy, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP acted as legal advisor to BP Plc. BP Plc has completed the acquisition of Archaea Energy Inc., a producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in the US, for a transaction value of $4,100 million. Bears Bidco-Biffa was another major deal in the Agriculture and Forestry sector in 2022. Linklaters LLP served as legal advisor to Biffa Plc, while Ashurst LLP & Latham & Watkins (London) LLP served as legal advisors to Bears Bidco. Bears Bidco Limited, a UK-based company controlled by Energy Capital Partners (ECP), has to acquire Biffa Plc, a UK-based company engaged in waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling, and technologically-driven energy generation services, for USD1,739 million.