A raft of law firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are advising on Doughty Hanson’s £450m acquisition of cinema chain Vue Entertainment.

Skadden advised Doughty, with London partner Allan Murray-Jones and counsel Julie Bradshaw leading the US law firm’s corporate team and finance partner Mark Darley advising on the debt side.