FranceThe Paris arm of Linklaters has secured the firm its first instruction for top US buy-out house Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) while advising on one of Europe’s largest-ever leveraged buy-outs (LBOs).

The London-based giant advised KKR and French-based Wendel Investissement as part of a consortium on the $5.1bn acquisition of French electrical company Legrand.