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25 Jun 2026

Alston & Bird Advises FirstCash Holdings on £206 Million Acquisition of Ramsdens

"Alston & Bird advised FirstCash Holdings and its UK subsidiary Chess Bidco Limited on their recommended £206 million acquisition of Ramsdens Holdings Plc by way of a scheme of arrangement. Ramsdens is a leading UK-listed pawn-store operator; FirstCash operates over 3,300 retail locations across the US, UK and Latin America."

Alston & Bird advised Texas-based pawnbroker FirstCash Holdings and its UK subsidiary Chess Bidco Limited on their recommended agreement to acquire Ramsdens Holdings Plc. The transaction provides for the acquisition of Ramsdens by way of a scheme of arrangement for £206 million. Ramsdens is a leading publicly traded UK-based operator of pawn stores. With over 3,300 retail locations, FirstCash is the largest publicly traded pawn platform in the United States, United Kingdom and Latin America. Alston & Bird represented clients FirstCash Holdings and Chess Bidco Limited with a team composed by: partners Kyle Healy, Paul Simcock and Paul Hespel; counsel John Stephen and David Rutherford; senior associate Emma Rigby; and paralegal Hina Rana.
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