Jones Day and South African firm Bowman Gilfillan are among the firms scoring roles on Coca-Cola and SABMiller’s joint venture to form an African bottling operation worth $2.9bn (£1.9bn).

UK brewing giant SABMiller, which owns brands including Peroni and Grolsch, has agreed to combine bottling operations for non-alcoholic drinks with the Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI), the majority shareholder in South African bottler Coca-Cola Sabco.