A host of firms including Ropes & Gray, Latham & Watkins, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the lead roles on Liberty Global’s cash and stock purchase of Dutch cable company Ziggo for €6.9bn (£5.7bn).

Long-time Liberty Global adviser Ropes & Gray took the leading financing role for the company in London, with partners Tania Bedi and Jane Rogers leading a team alongside London co-managing partner Maurice Allen.