Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have taken leading roles on the sale of prestigious piano brand Steinway to US buy-out house Kohlberg & Co.

The US law firm duo has advised Steinway Musical Instruments on the $438m (£289m) take private, which sees the private equity house acquire the Steinway piano brand as well as other significant names including Bach Stradivarius trumpets.