Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and Ashurst are acting on the £6 billion ($7.6 billion) take-private acquisition of Merlin Entertainments, the owner of attractions including Legoland Resorts, Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds.
Slaughter and May is advising Merlin, which is being taken out of public ownership by a consortium headed by Kirkbi, which is the majority shareholder of Lego. The Slaughters team is being led by corporate partners Steve Cooke and Rob Innes, competition partner Lisa Wright, employment partner Phil Linnard, and tax partner Gareth Miles.
