Moyagi buys three Lucky Voice karaoke bars in pre-pack deal
What's the deal? Moyagi GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, via its subsidiary Asobi Group LimitedDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, has acquired three Lucky VoiceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → karaoke venues through a pre-pack administration process. The Stockholm-founded late-night bar operator takes the Soho, Holborn and Liverpool Street sites, along with the Lucky Voice brand, intellectual property, and its business-to-business arm. The deal value was not disclosed.
What each side brings: Founded in 2005, Lucky Voice built a hospitality business around private-room karaoke, running six UK venues across London and Brighton, plus a "Karaoke for Business" B2B offering. Moyagi operates late-night bars and karaoke rooms, making the acquisition a natural fit.
Why now? Lucky Voice's trading deteriorated over the past 12 months amid weak consumer spending and rising costs, leaving it with liquidity pressure and stretched creditors. A strategic review found no solvent solution, so directors placed the companies into administration on October 6, 2026. InterpathDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s Steve Absolom and Howard Smith were appointed joint administrators and completed the sale immediately.
Who's affected? Some 59 employees transfer to Moyagi as part of the deal. But the Brighton, Waterloo and Islington sites are excluded and close with immediate effect, resulting in 53 redundancies. The administrators said they will support those affected with their claims.
What they said: "Lucky Voice has been one of the most recognisable names in the UK's nightlife scene for two decades, and we are pleased to have secured a future for the brand and for three of its most popular venues," said Absolom, managing director at Interpath.
The signal: The UK's night-time economy is under strain. Absolom pointed to "rising employment costs, elevated energy bills and a consumer who has become increasingly selective about discretionary spending." Lucky Voice's partial rescue shows how distressed hospitality assets are being consolidated by better-capitalised operators — while weaker sites don't survive.
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