Latham & Watkins and Slaughter and May have taken roles on the acquisition of Asian cuisine chain Wagamama by The Restaurant Group (TRG) for £559m.

TRG, which also owns restaurant brands including American-Italian chain Frankie & Benny's and Mexican grill chain Chiquito, is being advised by Slaughters, with corporate partners David Johnson and Sally Wokes leading for the firm. Slaughters' head of debt capital markets Matthew Tobin is also advising.