Hogan Lovells advises Sircle Hospitality Group on its business combination with SMG European Recovery SPAC

Hogan Lovells advises Sircle Hospitality Group on its business combination with SMG European Recovery SPAC

Press releases | 13 March 2024

Led by Frankfurt-based partner Prof Dr Michael Schlitt and counsels Dr Susanne Ries and Mark Devlin, a combined German, Luxembourg and Amsterdam Hogan Lovells team advised Sircle Hospitality Group Ltd on its business combination with SMG European Recovery SPAC SE.

Sircle is one of the leading hospitality groups in Europe, offering lifestyle hotels and restaurants to its clients across Europe.

The Transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024. The shares of the combined company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (General Standard).

Hogan Lovells team for Sircle Hospitality Group

Prof Dr Michael Schlitt (Partner, Lead Partner), Mark Devlin (Counsel), Dr Susanne Ries (Of Counsel), Simona Gradišek (Senior Business Lawyer), Dr Sebastian Biller (Counsel), Christian Schröder (Senior Associate), Johanna Jungermann (Projects Associate) (Corporate and Capital Markets, Frankfurt);

Alexander Koch (Partner), Emmanuel Lamaud (Counsel), Ariane Mehrshahi (Partner), Agnes Merz (Senior Associate)  (Corporate and Finance, Luxembourg);

Danielle du Bois-Bune (Partner), Bastiaan van Rath (Counsel) (Corporate and Finance, Amsterdam);

Dr Heiko Gemmel (Tax, Dusseldorf);

Dr Tim Joppich (Employment Law, Dusseldorf). 

In-house (Sircle Hospitality Group Ltd): Ori Lazar