Hogan Lovells advised Kingdom Holding Company on the swap of 9% of Euro Disney S.C.A (Disneyland Paris) for shares in the Walt Disney Company, while maintaining 1% of its ownership in Euro Disney. The transaction value is estimated at $151M.

Hogan Lovells regularly advises Kingdom Holding Company, a publicly traded company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which is 95% owned by the noted international investor and philanthropist, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. Hogan Lovells advised Prince Alwaleed on his initial investment in Euro Disney in 1994, and has continued to advise the Prince and Kingdom Holding Company with respect to Euro Disney.

The international Hogan Lovells team advising Kingdom Holding Company was made up of Mark Mazo (partner, Washington and Paris), Jean-Marc Franceschi (partner, Paris), John Basnage (partner, London) and Arnaud Deparday (senior associate, Paris).