DLA Piper and Weil Gotshal & Manges have secured advisory roles on a deal that could see Chinese conglomerate Fosun International and Paris-based AXA Private Equity buy French resort operator Club Mediterranee for a reported €556m (£473m).

The deal, should it go ahead, would see Fosun and AXA each owning a 46% stake in Club Med, with the remaining 8% of shares to be held by the resort group’s management team. The two investors currently own 20% between them.