Weil Gotshal & Manges, Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have won key roles on Japanese bathroom fittings company Lixil’s €3bn (£2.5bn) acquisition of German rival Grohe.

TPG Capital and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, Grohe’s private equity owners, are set to sell their 87.5% stake in the company to Lixil and the Development Bank of Japan in a joint acquisition structure.