Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London office has won private equity giant Candover as a new client, advising on its &euro:220m (£149m) takeover of an optical technology division of French electronics company Thales.

The US firm is advising Candover on the deal, which sees the buy-out house acquire the High Technology Optics (HTO) division of Thales after an auction that started in May and is currently scheduled to finish in November.