DLA Piper Advises WH Smith in its $400M Acquisition of Marshall Retail Group

10/18/19

DLA Piper advised UK retailer WH Smith in its US$400 million acquisition of Marshall Retail Group.

Marshall Retail Group is a leading specialty retailer in the airport and resort marketplace that operates 170 locations across the United States. WH Smith is one of the UK’s leading retail groups, with more than 1,600 locations. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020.

The DLA Piper team representing WH Smith was led by Joe Alexander (Miami), partner and global co-chair of the firm’s Corporate and Private Equity practices; and included partners Rob Davis (Chicago), Mike Bedke (Miami), Paolo Morante (New York), Julia Kovacs (Washington, DC) and Jamie Konn (Atlanta); attorney Jo Spear (Miami); and associate Adam Spector (Chicago).

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