Hotels

The hotel sector is ever changing, with multiple stakeholders and interests represented in each deal. Our team supports you through all aspects of any hotel transaction.

We offer a holistic service, seeing your hotel project all the way through from the initial land purchase and planning application to its construction, branding and operational phase.

​Our team prides itself on adding value by assisting in, and helping to shape, the structure, set up and financing of deals. 

We can offer cross jurisdictional support through our network of firms, each carefully selected by us to mirror our values, approach and quality.

We will support you at every stage of your journey, working with you as part of your team.

Our lawyers

We have a team of lawyers who can advise on all aspects of a deal including real estate and planning, corporate, finance, construction, operating agreements, employment, procurement, licensing and regulatory.

Our experience

Our team has acted for owners, developers, funders and operators so we understand the issues faced by all parties. Work we have carried out includes: 

  • Pre-planning acquisition of the development site, franchise agreement with Hilton, funding agreements, construction documentation and development agreement for the common parts of an estate for a Hampton by Hilton at Royal Docks, London.
  • Site acquisition, pre-let agreement with Whitbread and forward funding agreement for the sale to a pension fund for a Premier Inn at Sunderland University.
  • Advising on the acquisition of 15 Jurys Inn hotels and subsequent intra-group reorganisation for a large international hotel owner.
  • Advising an international hotel brand on trading agreements in the run up to the opening of their new London property, including advising on concession agreements and spa services.
  • A conditional contract for the acquisition of the development site and the franchise agreement, hotel management agreement and promotional agreement for a Holiday Inn Express at Event City, Manchester followed by the sale to an overseas investor on practical completion.
  • Advised a pension fund on the acquisition of a large central London 5* hotel, value of approximately £120m, with the grant of a long income leaseback to the hotel operator.

Our clients

Our clients come from across the wide range of stakeholders in hotel deals and include:

  • Pandox
  • Marick Capital/Mill Lane Estates
  • Landmark Group
  • Then Hospitality
  • Banks and funds
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