The Restaurant Group PLC’s Rights Issue of New Ordinary Shares to Acquire Wagamama Group

Cravath represented The Restaurant Group PLC in connection with its £315 million 144A/Reg. S rights issue of new ordinary shares to finance the acquisition of Wagamama Group. The Restaurant Group PLC is a significant participant in the UK casual dining market which operates across three divisions: leisure, pubs and concessions. Cravath also represented The Restaurant Group PLC in connection with its £559 million acquisition of Mabel Topco Limited, the parent company of Wagamama. The transaction closed on December 18, 2018.

The Cravath team included partner Philip J. Boeckman and associates Michael L. Arnold, Said Bakir, Naeem H. Crawford‑Muhammed and Taryn A. Strohmeyer on securities matters, and associate Richard Bohm on tax matters.