Clifford Chance (CC) and Willkie Farr & Gallagher are among several firms to have advised on private equity giant Cinven’s €1.5bn (£1.3bn) buyout of German ceramics producer CeramTec. 

CC acted for Cinven with a team led by Frankfurt private equity and M&A partner Christopher Kellet. Support came from London lawyers including finance partner Roderick McGillivray, capital markets partner Michael Dakin, antitrust partner Greg Olsen and corporate partners Brendan Moylan and Jonny Myers, who is also the firm’s Cinven relationship partner.