Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have advised on Goldman Sachs Capital Partners’ €1.3bn (£864m) purchase of the Italian energy and telecom cables and systems business of Pirelli.

The deal, which was announced on 1 June, involved a share purchase of the Italian company, Pirelli Cavi e Sistemi, which produces electric and fibre optic cables with operations in 28 countries.