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Leading law firm Pitmans is delighted to have assisted restaurant operator Zing Leisure Ltd in its acquisition of three restaurants from Burger King including flagship stores at Leicester Square and Queensway in central London.

Burger King were represented by their in-house team led by Debbie Waddell and by Clarke Wilmott.

Pitmans team comprised Tim Clark, who advised on franchising, Sally Sharp who advised on the acquisition of the premises and Philip Weaver who dealt with the asset purchase agreement.

Tim Clark comments: “Pitmans were delighted to assist Zing Leisure in their acquisition of three restaurants from Burger King. These flagship stores are situated in London’s consumer catering hubs and both deliver whopping footfall. It is illustrative of the astute commercial acumen that Zing Leisure possess in running their business that they have purchased these stores. ”

Pitmans, the leading Thames Valley law firm with offices in London and Reading has strengthened its Dispute Resolution and Pensions teams with three new directorships announced.

Jonathan Durrant and William Richmond-Coggan joined Pitmans in 2005 and 2007 respectively, and have been promoted to Director within the Dispute Resolution team.  Richmond-Coggan is also a Solicitor Advocate.  Chris Netiatis joined Pitmans in 2006 and has been promoted to Director within the Pensions team.  Netiatis also heads up the firm’s Criminal Law service.

Managing Partner, Christopher Avery commented:
“Pitmans is a firm that refuses to stand still.  These promotions underline our commitment to our staff, our desire to recognise everyone’s contribution and reward it accordingly.

It is our intention to continue to build the firm through a combination of promotion from within and outside recruitment, to ensure that the firm has a good blend of knowledge, experience and business acumen to meet the demands of the modern commercial world.”