Hospitality

Services

Our practice includes :

Acquisition of Land

• Due diligence reviews, covering transactional, financial, environmental, tax and compliance related issues.

• Verification of title to the land and drafting and negotiation of sale deeds, lease deeds or development rights agreements or other conveyance deeds

Construction & Development of Hotel

• Drafting, negotiation and execution of documentation including: Construction contracts, architect’s contracts, interior design consultancy contracts and other contracts for the appointment of experts for the development phase
• Equipment supply and other agreements with sub-contractors and vendors.  

 Structuring of Investment

• Designing and implementing tax efficient structures to identify tax exposures and the most optimal tax structure.
• Risk analysis of project documentation, covering legal, structuring, commercial and tax issues.
• Drafting, negotiation and execution of documentation including joint venture agreements, investment agreements, shareholders’ agreements, private equity documentation and other equity and/or quasi-equity funding documentation. 

Operator & Brand Selection

• Drafting, negotiation and execution of documentation including: Hotel management agreements, technical services agreements, franchise agreements, marketing and publicity agreements for the provision of services by brand-owners for development of the hotel; and
• Trademark license agreements for the license of trademarks and service marks by brand-owners. 

Financing

• Drafting, negotiation and execution of documentation including facility agreements and security documents such as guarantees and documents of charge and lien.
• Assistance in refinancing the project.
• Drafting of resolution plans and assistance in the insolvency process

Finalisation of consultants & service providers

• Drafting, negotiation and execution of documentation with consultants and other entities for provisions of pre-opening and post opening services.

Operation & Maintenance

• Advice on compliance processes under all applicable laws, for example, labour law, corporate law, indirect tax laws and developmental and/or environmental regulations.
• Advice on issues faced in the day-to-day operations of the hotels.
• Assistance in further investments into the hotel.
• Resolution of disputes, either through the conciliation process or through arbitration.

Exit

• Structuring of the exit in the most tax efficient manner.
• Drafting, negotiation and execution of documentation including share sale and share purchase agreements.