A lineup of US and European firms have taken roles on Liberty Global’s $4.5bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Germany’s Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg (KBW) after an auction led by private equity sellers EQT Partners.

US cable operator Liberty instructed both Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and US firm Ropes & Gray on the deal, with the firms advising on M&A and financing respectively.