Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Mishcon de Reya have secured lead roles on the sale of a 50% stake in Earls Court and Olympia conference and exhibition centres (EC&O) to Liberty International.

The pair advised EC&O’s majority shareholders – property entrepreneurs Anthony Lyons, Simon Conway and David Coffer – on the share sale to Capital & Counties, a subsidiary of FTSE 100-listed Liberty.