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Whether you are an operator, investor, developer, asset manager or lender, our hotels team has an intimate understanding of the operating models, group and tax structures and the real estate considerations within the hotel sector.

Our top-tier and high-profile lawyers can advise on every aspect of your hotel transactions or operations. This includes domestic or cross-border matters, including acquisitions and disposals, management agreements and leases, financing and structuring, construction and development, and operational issues.

 

 

17/06/2022
Highlights of our experience in Hotels
Accor - On the disposal of 16 Mövenpick hotels in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, on increasing the shareholding in 25hours Hotels and on the management agreements for a portfolio of six hotels...
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24/05/2023
Hospitality Matters
Welcome to the latest edition of Hospitality Matters – the first edition since the start of the COVID pandemic, when we got out of the previously regular habit of producing this publication. I think...
06/02/2023
Future turmoil in the hotels sector
The travel industry is no stranger to turmoil. Having emerged phoenix-like from the ashes of the COVID-19 pandemic, last year started with a pent-up demand for global travel, and room rates generally...
17/11/2022
People considerations in Hotel and Leisure Transactions
Watch On Demand Transactions, whether M&A, outsourcing or insourcing, are a core part of many of our clients’ businesses;  however, while the key commercial heads of terms are generally hammered out...
24/10/2022
CMS advises easyHotel on €145m acquisition and financing of eight Benelux...
CMS has advised easyHotel on its acquisition and financing of eight franchised Benelux hotels from real estate and private equity fund manager Crossroads Real Estate for €145m, as part of its European...
17/06/2022
Highlights of our experience in Hotels
Accor - On the disposal of 16 Mövenpick hotels in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, on increasing the shareholding in 25hours Hotels and on the management agreements for a portfolio of six hotels...
27/05/2021
CMS and Interpath Advisory Scottish Hospitality Webinar
Join CMS and Interpath Advisory for an insightful look at the challenges and opportunities in the Scottish hotels and leisure sector. The Scottish Hospitality Group has been a key voice for the hospitality...
05/03/2020
Novel coronavirus and the hotel sector
Global tourism and hotel revenues are currently being severely affected as a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in late 2019. Protecting staff and guests The World Health Organization...
10/02/2020
Hospitality Matters - Spring 2020
CMS is delighted to provide you with the latest edition of Hospitality Matters, our bulletin for the hotels and leisure industry. This publication explores recent developments in the hotels and leisure...
05/11/2019
Scottish Tourist Tax: Solution or Setback?
The Scottish Government has opened consultation on its proposed transient visitor levy, or “tourist tax”, until 2 December 2019. Although Scotland has embraced its status as a centre for tourism...
29/01/2018
GDPR in hospitality
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies from 25 May 2018, will bring about a step change in risk for organisations in the Hotel & Leisure sector. The GDPR will have a major impact...
13/12/2017
CMS advises Fattal Hotels on Jurys Inn acquisition
London, 13 December 2017. CMS has acted for Fattal Hotels, Israel's largest hospitality organisation, on its acquisition of the 36 hotel operating businesses and brand of the Jurys Inn Group. Pandox...
16/11/2015
Marriott In­ter­na­tion­al’s surprise announcement of $12.2bn takeover of Starwood...
Marriott International has today announced the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a US$12.2 billion deal that will deliver a hotel-operating giant with well over 1 million hotel rooms globally...