Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Linklaters are among a clutch of firms acting on the €32bn (£26.5bn) merger of cement giants Lafarge and Holcim.

The merger between France’s Lafarge and Switzerland’s Holcim will see the creation of a new company – LafargeHolcim – with presences in 90 countries. The combined company, worth €32bn in combined sales, will be based in Switzerland.