Ropes & Gray Represents Morgans Hotel Group in Sale of The Light Group to Hakkasan Group

In The News
December 22, 2014
Attorneys:

Ropes & Gray advised Morgans Hotel Group Co. in the sale of its 90 percent controlling interest in The Light Group, a leading lifestyle food & beverage company, to Hakkasan Group for a total enterprise value of $36 million. The deal was announced Dec. 16 and is expected to close in January 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Ropes & Gray team was led by hedge funds partner Jeffrey Katz (Boston) and included securities & public companies partner David Fine (Boston), business & securities litigation partner William Sussman (New York), private equity associate Michael Gilbert (Boston), tax associate Adam Greenwood (New York), and executive compensation & employee benefits associate Abigail Baird (Boston).