Hospitality & Leisure
Transaction Experience: Hospitality and Leisure
Our partners have extensive transaction experience across multiple sectors. A selection of the transactions in which our team members have collectively advised over the years in the Hospitality and Leisure sector is set out below:
| Bidder | Target | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LDC | NEC Group | Advised Birmingham City Council on sale of NEC Group to LDC |
| Nomura | Inntrepreneur Pub Company; Spring Inns | Advised on the €1.9bn acquisition of Inntrepreneur Pub Company and Spring Inns |
| Terra Firma | Voyager Pub Group | Advised on the €984m acquisition of Voyager Pub Group |
| Reuben Brothers | Ultimate Leisure Group plc | Advised on the investment by the Reuben Brothers into Ultimate Leisure Group plc |
| Apax Partners | Merlin Entertainment | Advised Apax Partners on the MBO of Merlin Entertainment |
| Compass International | Center Parcs | Advised Compass International and MBI team on the £660m offer for Center Parcs |
| Sun Resorts | Advised Sun Resorts on its £1bn joint venture UK casino development project | |
| Pemberton Hotels | Advised Pemberton Hotels on the $25m refinancing and subsequent investment in two hotels | |
| Savoy Hotel | Advised the Savoy Hotel and its shareholders on a strategic refinancing and joint venture structure | |
| Vinopolis | Advised Vinopolis on its business plan and £20m early stage fundraising | |
| Apax Partners | Sea Life Centres; London Dungeon | Advised Apax Partners on the £47m MBO of Sea Life Centres and London Dungeon |
| FSI | Accor | Advised the French sovereign wealth fund (FSI) on its strategic stake in Accor |
| ParkPlaza Hotels | Advised ParkPlaza Hotels on its £85m IPO | |
| GI Partners | Yates Group plc | Advised GI Partners' £154m take-private of Yates Group plc |
| Punch Tavern | Pubmaster plc | Advised on Punch Taverns' £1.19bn acquisition of Pubmaster plc |
| Terra Firma | Phoenix Inns | Advised on the €374m acquisition of Phoenix Inns pub portfolio from Grand Metropolitan plc and Fosters |
| Nomura | Le Meridien | Advised on the €3.5bn acquisition of Le Meridien hotel group |
| Cinven | Odeon Cinemas | Advised management on their £280m MBO of Odeon Cinemas back by Cinven |
| The Unique Pub Company | Advised on the creation of The Unique Pub Company from Inntrepreneur | |
| Greenall Group plc | Inn Partnership | Advised on the €528m acquisition of Inn Partnership from Greenall Group plc |
| Thomas Cook Group Plc | Advised Thomas Cook Group plc on its simultaneous placing and rights issue, bond issue and new banking facilities |
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