Ownership and investment

• The structuring of investments and funding of schemes
• Acquisitions and disposals of leisure assets
• Hotel Management Agreements, Franchise Agreements, NDAs
• Portfolio acquisitions and asset management

Operation

• Brand protection
• Ticketing terms and conditions
• Customer or supplier contracts
• Employment issues
• Franchise and F&B agreements

Construction and development

• Development, construction and refurbishment contracts
• Construction dispute resolution

We are the main legal advisers for Travelodge Hotels Ltd and have acted for Shearings Hotels, N H Hoteles and Manhattan Loft Corporation. We have acted on hotel schemes involving Hilton, IHG, Sofitel, Etap, Ibis, Four Seasons, Jefferson, Radisson Edwardian, Ramada, Crowne Plaza and Mondrian hotels.

We have advised on numerous venue management and ancillary agreements including ticketing and F&B agreements for Manchester's International concert venue, Ticketmaster, Newcastle Arena and BFI Imax.

Here are some examples:

• Manhattan Loft Corporation: Construction and property work for residential and hotel tower adjacent to Olympic Games site at Stratford.
• KTB Asset Management: £55m mezzanine loan facility to refinance the acquisition of the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.
• UK Hotel Chain: Successful defence of claims for damages in excess of US$50m arising from alleged breaches of a hotel management contract.
• Aberdeen Standard Investments: Acquisition of the long leasehold interest in the Legoland Windsor Resort.
• National Westminster Bank PLC & AIB Group (UK) PLC: Development financing for the conversion of Bow Street Magistrates Court into key luxury lifestyle hotel.
• Village Hotels: Development of new “resort” style hotels in Portsmouth and Bristol.
• That Group: 130-bed Hilton Hotel as a part of a mixed-use development at Torwood Street, Torquay.
• Travelodge: Principal advisors for 16 years. Work ranging from outsourcing contracts to their national acquisitions.
• Battersea Power Station: Development and letting of numerous leisure and mixed-use units.
• Lone Star Funds: £250m investment in two portfolios of Mercure branded hotels to LRC Hospitality.
• The Malkai: ITC status and the hotel agreements for a five-star hotel to be managed by GMH.
• Ennismore: Acting on the acquisition and refurbishment of Eynsham Hall in Oxfordshire, as well as the development and refurbishment of numerous Hoxton hotels in London and throughout Europe.