Latham & Watkins Advises Harbor Lights Entertainment in Sale of US Showcase Cinemas Portfolio to Kinepolis

Harbor Lights Entertainment (formerly National Amusements Inc.) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Kinepolis Group (Euronext: KIN) to sell Showcase Cinemas in the United States. The transaction includes cinemas located across Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island, comprising 164 screens and approximately 17,794 seats. The portfolio welcomed approximately 4 million visitors in 2025.

Latham & Watkins LLP advised Harbor Lights Entertainment in the transaction with a corporate M&A team led by Chicago partner Max Schleusener and New York partner Ian Nussbaum, with associates Alice Bradshaw, Gabe Marx, Meghan McDuff, and Wendy Li. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Los Angeles partner Pardis Zomorodi, with associate Jeremiah Cowen; on compensation and benefits matters by partner Julie Crisp, with associate Aaron Tso; on intellectual property matters by partner Ghaith Mahmood, with associate Azzam Chaudhry; on real estate matters by New York partner Dara Denberg and counsel Shira Bressler, with associates Michael Nieberg and Sahra Phillips; on environmental matters by New York counsel David Langer, with associate Tal Carmeli; on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by Bay Area partner Robert Blamires and Washington, D.C. partner Clayton Northouse, with associate Kathryn Parsons‑Reponte; on labor and employment matters by Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associate Jocelyn Wexler; on sanctions and regulatory matters by counsel Ruchi Gill, with associate Amulya Vadapalli; and on compliance and anti‑bribery and anti‑corruption matters by New York partner Benjamin Naftalis, with associate Catherine Yao.