K&L Gates and Addleshaw Goddard have taken lead roles on the £40m sale of Blackpool Tower and a number of other local attractions to Blackpool Borough Council.

K&L Gates’ City arm advised long-term client Leisure Parcs on the sale of assets including the Tower, the Golden Mile amusement arcade, Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks and the Winter Gardens entertainment complex to the town’s council, taking them into public ownership for the first time.