Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Linklaters and Gide Loyrette Nouel have successfully brought Gaz de France’s (GDF) €4.5bn (£3.09bn) IPO to market, one of the largest offerings in Europe this year.

The company launched the IPO on 23 June 2005, since which shares have rocketed, and will close it tomorrow (13 July),