Clifford Chance (CC) and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are among the firms advising on the $7bn (£4bn) merger between Douwe Egberts owner DE Master Blenders (DEMB) 1753 and US confectionary giant Mondelez’s coffee business.

The new company, called Jacobs Douwe Egberts, will house the US company’s coffee brands, which include Carte Noire, Jacobs, Kenco, Millicano and Tassimo, alongside DEMB’s Douwe Egberts coffee and Senseo capsules.