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Hoteliers that choose FSI tend to be luxury brands, boutique operators or mid-sized chains. Recent highlights include advising on the purchase of Dakota Hotel, Nottingham.

 

Our service:

  • given our strength in the property and leisure market, FSI is regularly called on to advise on the development of new hotels, acquisitions or disposals of existing ones (including all aspects of financing hotel transactions), advising on management agreements, "op-co/prop-co" structures and joint venture agreements
  • support on a wide range of related issues from employment contracts to dispute resolution, planning and construction support
  • hosting industry-focused networking events and seminars for our operator and investor clients and related professional advisers and industry contacts
  • international coverage through our membership of Meritas

 EXPERIENCE INCLUDES ADVISING:

  • Mour Hotels on property, corporate, employment and IP issues in connection with its recent acquisition of Dakota Hotel, Nottingham
  • the Conran management team in relation to The Great Eastern Hotel - including the establishment of a joint venture; preparation of operational agreements; bank funding; associated property work including a joint venture with British Land; outsourcing agreements and advising on its subsequent disposal
  • The Splendid Hotel Group on acquisitions, disposals, development, funding, planning, construction, litigation, tax and employment. The Splendid Hotel Group own and operate approximately 18 hotels, primarily in London that are predominantly branded/ franchised as core brand Holiday Inn or Express by Holiday Inn
  • high profile London hotel on employment matters relating to discrimination claims brought by hotel staff and ongoing personnel issues 
  • Steeltower Group in connection with the negotiation of several management contracts with Hilton in respect of future hotels to be constructed by Steeltower on identified sites throughout England
  • Muirgold Limited/Romahaven Limited on acquiring and disposing of a number of hotels including the development of the Great Western Royal Hotel Paddington as well as the acquisition and subsequent disposal of the Kensington Moathouse 
  • La Tremoille, Paris and a landmark Stockholm hotel on an operational food and beverage agreements
  • The Malmaison hotel chain on their joint venture with Marylebone Warwick Balfour Plc
  • Bettercam Limited on its development and letting of a new Premier Inn hotel in Newquay, Cornwall 
  • Radisson SAS on the disposal of the Portman Hotel and Manchester Hotel. In both transactions, Radisson retained an operating agreement 
  • Baglioni on their acquisition and development of their first UK hotel at Hyde Park Gate, Kensington

THE DIRECTORIES SAY...

quotation The firm’s work in the hotel and leisure sector also continues to grow under the leadership of Julian Hindmarsh. Splendid Hotel Group and Pizza Hut instruct the group on work in this area.
Chambers & Partners, A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession

WHO TO CALL?

Check out the sector team list on the left hand navigation bar or contact Sara Wax with any queries.
Sara Wax