Hogan Lovells and DLA Piper have played roles on the £5.5m sale of fashion brand Nicole Farhi, after the business fell into administration.

The upmarket fashion retailer entered administration at the start of July, with Zolfo Cooper appointed as administrator. Hogan Lovells advised Zolfo Cooper on the disposal, with a team led by London business restructuring and insolvency partner Joe Bannister and real estate partners Dan Norris and Mathew Ditchburn.