Linklaters and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have had the lead roles on Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital’s $1 billion financing to fund its recent acquisition of British restaurant chain PizzaExpress Ltd.

Earlier last month, Hony Capital agreed to buy PizzaExpress for $1.54 billion from London-based private equity firm Cinven Partners. Beijing-based Hony Capital was founded in 2003 by Legend Holdings Corp., parent of Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. and manages $7 billion in assets.