Jones Day, Allen & Overy and French firm Racine are helping orchestrate a private equity-backed deal that will bring a fast-growing French music streaming service to the public markets at an estimated value of over €1 billion.

Deezer, a competitor to Spotify and other online music services founded in 2007, is merging with I2PO, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by a number of prominent figures in French business and finance, including the Pinault retailing fortune.