Top 10 Legal Advisors in the Retail & Wholesale Industry in the World in 2022 by Deal Value

White & Case LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Jenner & Block LLP, and Alston & Bird LLP are among the top 5 legal advisors in the retail & wholesale industry in 2022 by deal value. The Kroger-Albertsons is a major deal in the Retail & Wholesale sector in 2022. Gotshal & Manges LLP and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP served as legal counsel to Kroger, while Jenner & Block LLP served as corporate legal counsel, and White & Case LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP served as antitrust legal counsel to Albertsons. The Kroger Co (Kroger), a US-based in-store and online grocery retailer, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Albertsons Companies Inc, a chain of supermarkets and drug stores, for a total consideration of $24,600 million. SBA Torres Brasil-Sao Paulo Bts Locacao and Sao Paulo Locacao de Torres was another major deal in the Retail & Wholesale sector in 2022. TozziniFreire Advogados served as legal advisor to SBA Torres Brasil LTDA, Pinheiro Neto Advogados served as legal advisor to GTS Luxco S.a.rl & GTS SAT, LLC, while Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as legal advisor to GTS SAT, LLC, Sao Paulo Bts Locacao de Torres LTDA, and Sao Paulo Locacao de Torres Ltda. SBA Torres Brasil LTDA, a Brazil-based telecommunications company, has agreed to acquire a 100% stake in Sao Paulo Bts Locacao de Torres LTDA (Sao Paulo BTS Locacao de Torres) and Sao Paulo Locacao de Torres Ltda (Sao Paulo Locacao de Torres), from GTS SAT, LLC and GTS Luxco S.a.rl, for minimum $750 million. The acquisition will help SBA to participate in the telecommunications tower market in Brazil and its expansion across the country with an additional portfolio of 2600 towers.