Taylor Wessing‘s team is well-placed to assist its varied client roster on the full range of high-stakes hotel and leisure transactions of significant value. Richard Bursby helms the group and advises private companies, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and entrepreneurs in the breadth of international corporate and commercial transactions. Key practitioners in the group include Edward Story, who handles various global hospitality projects and advises on management and franchise agreements, joint ventures and co-investment projects as part of his practice. Victoria Butcher advises investor and operator clients on real estate-related work from acquisitions and disposals to investment sales and purchases. ’The individuals are outstanding at every level,’ according to clients.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team works harmoniously together, with a good mix of different personality types and communication styles, which gives them flexibility in key live negotiations and problem-solving to overcome potential issues.'
- ‘Mark Rajbenbach is an expert communicator, a fountain of knowledge, experience and an expert negotiator.'
- ‘At every level, the individuals are outstanding and their ability to bring multiple teams together in a coordinated manner is unsurpassed.’
- ‘Edward Story and Richard Bursby are both outstanding. It is rare to have legal advisors who are so commercially astute and able to disseminate complex arguments into easy-to-understand points for non-lawyers.’
Key clients
- ACCOR SA
- Alrov Group
- Belmond
- CC Land and MARK
- Crosstree Real Estate Partners
- Market Halls
- Our Habitas
- PPHE Hotel Group
- RBH Management
- Reuben Brothers
- Sodexo Live
- SunVenture
Work highlights
Advised the Reuben Brothers on a suite of agreements with Aman, Mandarin Oriental and Rosewood as part of the Esencia project with a gross development value of $2bn.
Advised on a joint venture between CC Land and MARK on the £180m sale of the luxury Six Senses Hotel, London to Italian real estate investor Gruppo Statuto.
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Edward Story
Mark Rajbenbach
Practice head
Richard Bursby
Other key lawyers
Victoria Butcher; Edward Story