Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance (CC) and Bird & Bird are advising on the €2bn (£1.7bn) merger of two major online gambling sites which is set to create the world’s largest listed online gaming business.

Freshfields is advising PartyGaming on its tie-up with bwin Interactive Entertainment, fielding a team led by Chris Mort, the head of the firm’s leisure sector group, alongside dispute resolution partner Geoff Nicholas, employment partners Simon Evans and Kathleen Healy and tax partner Michael Sedlaczek.