Hilton CEO Sees ‘Opportunity’ For Hotel Acquisitions
Hilton executives said Wednesday that acquisitions are possible – a shift from the past 16 years when it has focused on creating new brands rather than buying up existing ones…
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Hilton CEO Sees ‘Opportunity’ For Hotel Acquisitions
Hilton executives said Wednesday that acquisitions are possible – a shift from the past 16 years when it has focused on creating new brands rather than buying up existing ones…
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Libyan Investment Authority launches hostile takeover of South Africa’s Legacy Hotels
The Libyan Investment Authority, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has launched a hostile takeover bid for one of SA’s premier hospitality groups, Legacy Hotels, following a bitter boardroom fallout, putting a multibillion-rand property portfolio…
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Hilton is reported to be looking at acquiring the Graduate Hotels brand
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) is in talks to buy the Graduate Hotels brand, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources indicated that the deal for the brand would not include the real estate assets…
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Hotel consortium buys Great Yarmouth’s The Royal Hotel
55-bedroom seafront hotel has been purchased by AYA Hotels, a consortium of three hospitality businesses based in the Norfolk region…
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Foley Entertainment Group Expands Luxury Hotel Portfolio with Acquisition of MacArthur Place
Iconic Sonoma, Calif., hotel and spa the latest addition to FEG's hospitality vertical - Foley Entertainment Group (FEG), established by businessman and Sonoma Valley vintner, Bill Foley, has acquired Sonoma’s iconic MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa from…
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Spurned Choice Hotels Brings Its Takeover Bid To Wyndham Shareholders
Never mind that its previous $7.8 billion bid was publicly spurned in October or that three other proposals have also been rejected. Suitor Choice Hotels now wants to take a new offer directly to Wyndham shareholders…
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Choice Hotels goes hostile in $8 billion takeover bid for Wyndham after being repeatedly rebuffed
Choice Hotels is launching a hostile takeover offer for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts after repeated attempts to reach a deal with the rival hotel chain were rebuffed…
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Saudi wealth fund to buy 49% of luxury hotel chain Rocco Forte
Saudi Arabia's PIF sovereign wealth fund will buy a 49% stake in luxury hotel group Rocco Forte Hotels and help to support its expansion, the owner of Britain's Balmoral hotel said on Monday…
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Wyndham board deems Choice Hotels' new offer "a step backwards"
U.S. hotel operator Wyndham Hotels and Resorts (WH.N) said on Tuesday a new letter from Choice Hotels (CHH.N) "represents a step backwards" and the terms outlined are not in the best interests of Wyndham or its shareholders…
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Choice Hotels CEO hints at more sweeteners in deal for Wyndham
“We’re well-advised, and we’re confident in our ability to complete this in a reasonable time frame," Choice CEO Pat Pacious told analysts on Tuesday's call.
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Wyndham’s Reasoning Behind Refused Choice Takeover
Choice Hotels announced an unsolicited offer to Wyndham’s shareholders on Tuesday, after negotiations had broken down. Wyndham later on that day released information on why they refused Choice’s proposal that centered on future growth prospects…
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Wyndham Rejects Choice Hotels’ Takeover Bid That Could Shake Up Budget-Hotel Industry
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts said its board unanimously rejected an unsolicited proposal from Choice Hotels International to acquire the hotel chain for $90 a share in cash and stock…
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Esplanade sold to growing Asian-based hotels company
Paignton's Esplanade Hotel - home to asylum seekers for the past year - has been sold. The 84-bedroom seafront is the latest addition to the growing portfolio of Asian-based Compass Hospitality's UK portfolio…
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Lowe Acquires Vacation Rental Management Business From Hyatt
Lowe, a leading national real estate investor, developer and manager, has acquired Hyatt’s vacation rental management business…
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First Hospitality to acquire Hostmark Hospitality Group
First Hospitality, a national hotel management and development company, has an agreement in place to acquire the majority of the hotel management agreements of Schaumburg, IL-based Hostmark Hospitality Group…
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Netflix Billionaire Buys North America’s Largest Ski Resort
The latest news in the ski world is the marriage of a 21st-century tech billionaire and a troubled ski mountain…
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Investment fund buys well-known four-star Malaga city centre hotel
As well as the 102 room Molina Lario, Meridia V has also acquired the Gallery hotel in Barcelona from the Gómez Casals family.
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Vivium Holding acquires boutique hotel in Greece
UAE family office Vivium Holding, headquartered in Dubai, is venturing into hospitality by acquiring a boutique hotel nestled on the beautiful island of Paros, Greece.
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