Sector Focus

Hospitality

Sector Overview

Hospitality businesses combine real estate, investment and long-term operational relationships, with hotel and resort developments, mixed-use projects and branded operations each requiring legal structures that address both the underlying asset and how it is run.

How We Advise

AQUILAW advises hotel owners, developers, investors and operators on transactions, financing and the commercial arrangements that govern hospitality assets, including property acquisitions and disposals, development structures and due diligence. Central to our work is the contractual framework of hotel operations, from management and franchise agreements to operator arrangements and service contracts.

From Development to Operations

We also advise on the employment, tax, intellectual property, technology and data privacy issues that arise in running a hospitality business, particularly as developments increasingly combine accommodation, retail, leisure and food and beverage within a single project. Our real estate, corporate, finance and regulatory teams work together to support projects from development through to ongoing operations.