A confluence of leading law firms have provided their legal expertise on a significant merger in the packaging industry. Firms from both the US and the UK have guided an ‘industry-changing’ merger between Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE-100 listed global provider of paper-based packaging with 47,000 employees, and US-based WestRock. The combined entity has been named Smurfit WestRock. Read the full article for more information.
Despite limitations due to the paywalled nature of the full article, it has been divulged that a range of law firms, notably Wachtell and Freshfields, were instrumental in one of the biggest combinations in 2023. This merger stands as a testament to the ongoing consolidation in the global packaging industry.