London—Dentons has advised Timothy Oulton on the acquisition of Barnsley House Hotel and the Village Pub, a Grade II listed luxury spa hotel in Barnsley, near Cirencester. The seller was Calcot Health & Leisure Company Limited.

Our UK Real Estate & Hotels partner Simon Masri commented:

"We were delighted to support Timothy Oulton with this acquisition in the hospitality sector which is an area of strategic importance for the group."

Simon Masri and Corporate partner Matthew Tinger led on the transaction. They were supported by People, Reward & Mobility Partner Sarah Beeby; Senior Associates Laura Mackett (Energy, Transport & Infrastructure) and Charlotte Mee (Real Estate); Associates Lorelle Doyle (People, Reward & Mobility); Amy Morin (Energy, Transport & Infrastructure), Matthew Exton (Corporate) and Laura Ni Dhruachain (Technology, Media & Telecoms); Tax Counsel Alastair Macleod, and Real Estate Team Support Manager Melanie Blanchard.

This is the second hotels deal Dentons has completed this month after advising KSL Capital Partners on its sale of the Belfry Hotel. The team have also advised AGO Hotels on the acquisition of the Ibis Newport and the Ibis Swansea, Freelance Properties Ltd on the sale of Hilton Maidstone and a confidential investor on the sale of the Hilton Cardiff to Castleforge Partners during recent months.

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