Linklaters and Clifford Chance have taken key roles on the Republic of Cameroon's first Eurobond issuance.

Linklaters acted for Cameroon and Clifford Chance advised underwriters Societe Generale and Standard Chartered on the $750m (£498) bond.

The financing is intended to help the country with development projects and loan repayments.

The Linklaters team consisted of capital markets partners Bertrand Senechal in Paris and Richard O'Callaghan in London.

In 2014 O'Callaghan advised the UK government as it issued its inaugural Islamic bond, in what was the first sukuk issued by a European government.

Clifford Chance's team included US securities partner Alex Bafi in Paris and capital markets partner David Dunnigan in London.

Dunnigan acted for the Bank of England and the Treasury on the UK's 2014 renminbi denominated bond offering valued at RMB3bn (£300m). This marked the first occasion the UK had issued a renminbi denominated bond.

Earlier this month Linklaters acted for the banks in relation to Standard Chartered's £3.3bn rights issue. On that deal the firm's team was led by London-based US corporate and capital markets partner Tom Shropshire and co-head of the firm's equities practice John Lane.