Soho House marked the end of its four-year spell on the Nasdaq this week after it reached an agreement to be taken private by US hotel giant MCR in a $2.7bn (£2bn) deal. The swish members’ club, which was founded in Soho’s Greek Street by restauranteur Nick Jones in 1995,

Neil Thomson joins the C-suite of the membership club company, which MCR Hotels is taking private in a $2.7 billion deal.

Chair Ron Burkle will join hotelier MCR and Apollo in taking the swanky members’ club private, months after investor Dan Loeb decried the bid. Insiders already hold most of the equity, making it an invitation-only affair all along.

Soho House was established in 1990s London as an alternative to the stuffy Mayfair establishments frequented by old men in suits. It cultivated an edgier image, discouraging its members from wearing white collar workwear and favouring artsy types over financiers. It’s also supposedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.