CMS’s Hotels group has an unrivalled profile in the hotel industry. Our team advises on every aspect of the industry, including acquisitions and disposals, development, construction, financing, and operational issues (including management, lease and franchise agreements). We have also advised on numerous airport hotels and hotels that form part of larger mixed use developments, which have their own peculiar requirements.

We have a profound knowledge of the hotel industry both at national and European level. Within the CMS Alliance we can put together a team of international legal specialists at short notice to provide clients with inventive solutions to the problems and opportunities arising from the differences inherent in other national markets and jurisdictions.

Key contact - Irene Engel

Leading in Leisure M&A

CMS ranks #1 in Leisure M&A.
No other law firm did more M&A deals within the industry during 2008-2010.

Rank     House                         Value (GBP M)                Number of Deals
  1           CMS                               1187                                25
  2           Slaughter and May           612                                 17
  3           Freshfields Bruckhaus 
               Deringer LLP                   2466                                16
  4           DLA Piper                       1704                                15
  5           Clifford Chance               2041                                11