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The Restaurant Group plc’s Private Placement of New Ordinary Shares

April 13, 2021

Cravath represented The Restaurant Group plc in connection with its £175 million private placement/Reg. S offering of new ordinary shares by way of a firm placing and placing and open offer. The Restaurant Group plc is a significant participant in the UK casual dining market which operates across four divisions: Wagamama, leisure, pubs and concessions. The shares were listed on the London Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on March 30, 2021.

The Cravath team included partner Philip J. Boeckman, European counsel Margaret R. M. Rallings and associate Connor F. O’Neill on capital markets matters, and partner Christopher K. Fargo on tax matters. Niccolo Calvi also worked on capital markets matters.

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Name
Margaret R. M. Rallings
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
mrallings@cravath.com
Phone
+44-20-7453-1010
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    Education

    • J.D., 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
      Order of the Coif, magna cum laude
    • M.A., 2007, Stanford University
    • B.A., 2007, Stanford University

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    • New York
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    Christopher K. Fargo
    Title
    Tax
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    Partner
    Email
    cfargo@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1236
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      Education

      • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
        Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
      • B.A., 2003, Boston College
        Honors Program, cum laude

      Admitted In

      • New York

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      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.

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