The group at Clifford Chance LLP has capabilities assisting its clientele with a broad range of hotel and leisure-related transactions, both domestic and cross-jurisdictional in scope. The team is able to handle real estate transactions, including the development of substantial tourist developments overseas, sales and acquisitions, as well as finance and investment aspects of significant deals. Alis Pay co-heads the offering alongside Sarah Thomas; Pay has expertise advising international investors on pan-European portfolio transactions, while Thomas is experienced, handling high-value corporate real estate transactions and advising on hotel management agreements. Cross-border transactions specialist Andrew Carnegie and European real estate finance expert Emma Matebalavu are other key names to note.
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Key clients
- Ares Management LLC
- Mohari Hospitality
- Rothesay Life Plc
- Corinthia Hotels
- Cale Street
- Sadler's Wells Foundation
- Cedar Capital Partners
- Cheyne Capital
- Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
- The HongKong and Shanghai Hotels Limited
- Bank of America Europe DAC
Work highlights
Advised Ares Management Real Estate Secondaries funds (Ares) on its joint venture with Cedar Capital Partners and on the European Hotel Portfolio recapitalisation by the joint venture.
Acted for Cheyne Capital as lender on the £525m refinancing of four Leonardo/NYX Hotels in London.
Advised Mohari, a global investment platform focused on opportunities in the luxury lifestyle sector.
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Sarah Thomas
Practice head
Alis Pay; Sarah Thomas
Other key lawyers
Andrew Carnegie; Emma Matebalavu; Angela Kearns; Barry O’Shea; Ian Painter