Gide Loyrette Nouel and Norton Rose are among a raft of law firms to have picked up roles on France Telecom-Orange’s acquisition of Congo China Telecom (CCT).

The deal saw France Telecom acquire Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer ZTE Corporation’s 51% stake in CCT for $10m (£6.3m) and the Democratic Republic of Congo Government’s 49% share 
for $7m (£4.4m).