Hospitality & Leisure

Transaction specialists with a proven track record in the hotels and broader hospitality sector.

The hospitality industry is broad and ever-evolving, demanding comprehensive legal expertise across multiple disciplines.

Clyde & Co offers a full spectrum of legal services in the sector, seamlessly integrating to meet clients’ needs. Our multi-disciplinary teams, comprising experienced senior transaction lawyers, specialise in managing and leading complex deals. We act for a range of clients including, owner operators and managers, domestic and overseas investors, lenders and developers.

Combining core transactional capabilities in real estate, corporate, and finance together with a deep understanding of the industry and key specialist skill sets, we provide a unified approach and top-tier deal management to ensure a standard of excellence in effective and efficient service delivery.

Our Hospitality work

  • All
  • Africa
  • Asia Pacific
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • UK & Europe
  • Acting for a UK developer

    Acting for a UK developer on the acquisition and development of mixed-use scheme incorporating mixed residential and retail facilities and a 200 bed hotel, including the joint venture set up and senior and mezzanine funding.

    UK & Europe

    Advising on £180,000,000 refinancing

    Advising a luxury hotel group on the £180,000,000 refinancing of its group-wide facility, as well as advising on the funding for the acquisition and refurbishment of new hotels acquired by the group.

    UK & Europe

    Arora Group

    Acting for Arora Group in relation to the financing by United Overseas Bank of the construction of the 5 star Fairmont Hotel, Windsor and subsequent further financing of the Fairmont Hotel by United Overseas Bank following the successful completion of the development.

    UK & Europe

    Four Seasons and DIFC hotel management agreement negotiations

    Negotiating the suite of hotel management agreements with Four Seasons for the beach resort and the DIFC hotels in Dubai on behalf of a high profile UAE company, including advising on restaurant consultancy agreement for the Mina Brasserie with Michael Mina.

    UK & Europe

    Four Seasons Branded Residences

    Advising the owner / developer of the new Four Seasons Branded Residences, Abu Dhabi.

    Middle East

    Harbour Hotel Group

    Advising the owners of Harbour Hotel Group on the assembly of their portfolio 15 properties around the UK over a 14 year period, including land assembly, construction, leasing and corporate and tax structuring and on the sale of a 49% interest to a third party financial investor and on ongoing shareholder governance.

    UK & Europe

    Hotel revenue management

    Advising on the sale of a hotel revenue management platform to a US hospitality services platform. 

    UK & Europe

    Purchase of an operational home counties leisure hotel

    Acting on the purchase of an operational home counties leisure hotel for significant capex and rebranding to a newly created brand, including the financing arrangements, operational lease and hotel management agreement structuring, joint venture arrangements and IP protection of the new brand.

    UK & Europe

    Sole advisor to a high end burger restaurant

    Sole advisor to a high end burger restaurant since their entry to the UK market a decade ago, working on all transactional and contentious matters relating to their portfolio of over 100 stores and drive thru units across England and Wales.

    UK & Europe

    Advising on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law

    Advising a global hotels and resorts operator on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law for its business, particularly in the context of the use of social media influencer advertising.

    Egypt
  • International hotel and leisure development

    Acting for a listed company on its leisure developments (including hotels, villas and apartment complexes), including advising on legal structuring (relating to existing development rights), sales and marketing, and disposal of integrated residential elements

    Seychelles

    Legal structuring, sales, marketing and disposal advice

    Advising a listed public company on legal structuring, sales and marketing and disposal advice for hotel, villa and apartment developments in the Seychelles and various jurisdictions in Southeast Asia

    Seychelles
  • Property damage related disputes

    Representing hotel groups and their insurers in disputes arising from property damages in front of domestic Chinese courts

    China

    Dispute against hotel owner and suppliers

    Advising a major hotel in a dispute against its owner and suppliers when the hotel manager went into bankruptcy

    China

    Hotel management and technical service agreement related disputes

    Acting for various hotel groups in claims against hotel owners in Mainland China and Hong Kong under hotel management agreements and technical service agreements

    China

    Hotel development related arbitration

    Advising the main contractor in CIETAC arbitration proceedings against its sub-contractor regarding a hotel development in Beijing, China

    China

    CIETAC arbitration in Shanghai

    Acting for a local developer in Shanghai CIETAC arbitration (conducted in Chinese under Chinese law) and successfully procured for clients’ nullification of the tender awarded to the main contractor, reducing the amount claimed in the arbitration by 80%

    China

    Employment-related advice

    Advising in relation to reviewing and updating employment contract and handbook templates for a 5-star hotel, including multi-level review of its templates from junior to senior employees and insurance issues

    Singapore

    Hotel management agreement dispute

    Advising in relation to a dispute arises from the termination of a Management Agreement relating to the operations of a 5-star hotel

    Singapore

    Hotel structuring and operation

    Advising a leading multinational hospitality company on the structuring and legal documentation of their branded residence projects in Thailand and Vietnam

    Thailand
  • Four Seasons Branded Residences

    Advising the owner / developer of the new Four Seasons Branded Residences, Abu Dhabi.

    Middle East

    Advising on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law

    Advising a global hotels and resorts operator on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law for its business, particularly in the context of the use of social media influencer advertising.

    Egypt

    Assisting Arby’s with the expansion of its franchised concept

    Assisting Arby’s, a well-known US casual dining concept with the expansion of its franchised concept in the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Egypt, through a master developer relationship based in the UAE. Providing local law support on the transaction documents as well as related regulatory advice on corporate, franchising and trade mark issues.

    Egypt

    Property management disputes for an Australian hotel operator

    Acting for a leading Australian-based hotel operator in respect of disputes arising out of a property management and leasing agreement for a residential apartment building in Dubai

    United Arab Emirates

    Breach of franchisee licence

    Advising a UAE hospitality chain in relation to a disputed breach of a franchisee’s licence agreement in Jordan.

    Jordan

    Construction and operation of the "W" hotel in Doha

    Advising the owners on the construction and operation of the “W” Hotel and apartments in Doha, including negotiating the joint venture, financing arrangements and the hotel management agreement with Starwood

    Qatar

    Hotel management agreements in Qatar

    Advising a high profile Qatari individual on the hotel management agreements for a five star hotel and villa complex

    Qatar

    Local law advice for US company

    Advising a leading US hospitality company on local law aspects of hotel management documents for new hotels in Doha and Riyadh

    Qatar

    Five star hotel operator in KSA

    Negotiating a suite of hotel agreements on behalf of an international 5* operator for a high profile hotel in Riyadh, KSA

    Saudi Arabia

    Relocation of a GM

    Advising an international hotel management company on the relocation of a General Manager within the context of a dispute with the hotel owner

    Saudi Arabia
  • Fractional ownership scheme in Bermuda

    Acting as the preferred legal adviser to overseas clients wishing to purchase an interest in the first fractional ownership scheme to be operated in Bermuda, including negotiation of the standard form fractional ownership documentation, providing responses to FAQs and liaising with the Bermuda government as to their licensing requirements

    Bermuda

    Nationwide employment termination disputes

    Representing one of the largest hospitality companies in the world in a large number of disputes arising from terminations across the entire United States

    United States
  • Arora Group

    Acting for Arora Group in relation to the financing by United Overseas Bank of the construction of the 5 star Fairmont Hotel, Windsor and subsequent further financing of the Fairmont Hotel by United Overseas Bank following the successful completion of the development.

    UK & Europe

    Harbour Hotel Group

    Advising the owners of Harbour Hotel Group on the assembly of their portfolio 15 properties around the UK over a 14 year period, including land assembly, construction, leasing and corporate and tax structuring and on the sale of a 49% interest to a third party financial investor and on ongoing shareholder governance.

    UK & Europe

    Purchase of an operational home counties leisure hotel

    Acting on the purchase of an operational home counties leisure hotel for significant capex and rebranding to a newly created brand, including the financing arrangements, operational lease and hotel management agreement structuring, joint venture arrangements and IP protection of the new brand.

    UK & Europe

    Acting for a UK developer

    Acting for a UK developer on the acquisition and development of mixed-use scheme incorporating mixed residential and retail facilities and a 200 bed hotel, including the joint venture set up and senior and mezzanine funding.

    UK & Europe

    Four Seasons and DIFC hotel management agreement negotiations

    Negotiating the suite of hotel management agreements with Four Seasons for the beach resort and the DIFC hotels in Dubai on behalf of a high profile UAE company, including advising on restaurant consultancy agreement for the Mina Brasserie with Michael Mina.

    UK & Europe

    Hotel revenue management

    Advising on the sale of a hotel revenue management platform to a US hospitality services platform. 

    UK & Europe

    Sole advisor to a high end burger restaurant

    Sole advisor to a high end burger restaurant since their entry to the UK market a decade ago, working on all transactional and contentious matters relating to their portfolio of over 100 stores and drive thru units across England and Wales.

    UK & Europe

    Advising on £180,000,000 refinancing

    Advising a luxury hotel group on the £180,000,000 refinancing of its group-wide facility, as well as advising on the funding for the acquisition and refurbishment of new hotels acquired by the group.

    UK & Europe

    Complex reorganisation of a 30 company corporate group

    Advising on a complex tax-driven 12 step corporate reorganisation of a 30 company corporate group in order to create separate asset holding, operational and development sub-holding structures.

    United Kingdom

    Sale of Leon Restaurants for £100m

    Advising the majority shareholders of Leon Restaurants on the sale of the Leon Group to EG Group.

    United Kingdom

Our Hospitality & Leisure Team

Peter Sugden
Peter Sugden

Consultant

Simon Vere Nicoll
Simon Vere Nicoll

Partner

Daniel Keys
Daniel Keys

Partner

Chris Lenton
Chris Lenton

Partner

Annabelle Redman
Annabelle Redman

Partner

Duncan Lockhart
Duncan Lockhart

Partner

Dean Gormley
Dean Gormley

Partner

Peter Greatrex
Peter Greatrex

Partner

Alexis Waller
Alexis Waller

Partner

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