Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case, Mayer Brown, and the elite French firm Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier are advising on a €1.5 billion infusion of private equity capital into the governing body of professional football in France.

The deal, the latest in a series of hefty private equity investments in professional sport around the world, will see CVC Capital Partners help the Ligue de Football Professionnel, or LFP, establish a commercial subsidiary to boost revenue.