CMS

The team at CMS is well-versed in handling a broad array of matters, including high-value and complex real estate transactions. Thomas Page ‘has unparalleled experience in hotel transactions’ and heads up the practice alongside David Roberts. Page acts for some of the team’s best-known investor, operator and banking clients on major hotel portfolio transactions, while Roberts has expertise advising restaurant sector clients in particular. Ian McGarr is a name to note for his specialism in hotel financing, while James Miller is equipped to handle manage-back and lease-back transactions as part of his practice. ’Exceptional’ private equity and corporate finance specialist Louise Wallace acts for well-known clients in significant and frequently cross-jurisdictional transactions, from handling M&A deals to negotiating hotel management and franchise agreements. Michelle Kirkland and Nick Crosbie are also noteworthy practitioners in the group.