Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have advised on Man Group’s takeover of $8bn (£5bn) hedge fund Financial Risk Management (FRM) Holdings.

Man Group, which is being advised by CC, is set to pay up to $82m (£52m) in cash for the fund over a three-year period. A&O is advising FRM on the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2012.