Ashurst has advised Stanley Leisure on its acquisition of casino owners MLG Investments and Triangle Casino from RJ Bown for £29.8m. Corporate partner Bruce Hanton led the team. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom advised the vendor, led by corporate partner Allan Murray-Jones.
SJ Berwin advised three private investors on the formation of a joint venture to acquire certain business assets of clothing brand Kookai for an undisclosed sum. Corporate partner Jonathan Djanogly led the team, while Ashurst insolvency partner Nick Angel advised the administrator, which acted as the vendor on the deal. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Paris corporate partner Jean-Philippe Robe advised the parent company Kookai SA.
