Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Taylor Wessing and Linklaters scored the lead mandates in the sale of United Biscuits to Turkish rival Yildiz Holding for a reported £2bn.

Yildiz is set to merge United Biscuits, the British snack maker behind the McVitie’s, Twiglets and Jaffa Cake brands, into its own biscuit division Ulker.