Recent Deals In Australasia

Recent Deals In Australasia Check out the recent hotel deals from the Australasia region… HA Australasia RD Australasia Recent Deals Sydney Hotelier, Glenn Piper Buys Hook Island Lodge Leasehold in Whitsundays, Great Barrier Reef Date: May 31, 2022 Author: Dev Anand Main Photo: The fab Whitsundays, where the Hook Island Lodge is Date: May 2022…

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Planning Permission Granted For 60-room Hotel at Warwick Castle

Main Photo: Warwick Castle, whose roots go back to William the Conquerer, 1068! Date: May 2022 Name: Warwick Castle – plans to open late 2023 Location: Warwick, 20 minutes drive North-East of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK Number of Keys: 60 Owner: Merlin Entertainments, who have managed the Castle since 2007 on behalf of Secure Income…

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Brookfield To Acquire Watermark Lodging Trust in US $3.8-billion – 25 Hotel Properties, Including Five Ritz-Carlton Hotels

Main Photo: Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia, one of the 25 hotels acquired by Brookfield in the Watermark Lodging Trust deal Date: May 2022 Name: Watermark Lodging Trust Locations: Across 14 US States Number of Keys: 8,100 Seller: Watermark Lodging Trust, a non-traded REIT led by Mike Medzigian Buyer: Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management, possibly on of the largest investor fund…

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European Hotel Bargain Portfolio Deals On Hold

Date: April 2022 Location: Mainly Europe What Did They Say: Frustrated investors are still waiting with cash in hand to enter the European hotel market, as hopes of a raft of distressed opportunities fade.   Who They: Hotel Analyst Main photo: One of the hotels within a Spanish portfolio recently put up for sale Agents see little…

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Singapore Wealth Fund GIC to Acquire 30-Hotel Prince Hotels Portfolio Across Japan For 150 Bn Yen – Around US$1.3 Billion

Main Photo: Shimoda Prince Hotel, Shimoda, Japan Date: February 2022 Name: Prince Hotels Location: Japan Number of Keys: TBA Seller: Prince Hotels, part of Seibu/Staywell Hotels Buyer: GIC Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has emerged as the potential buyer for the majority of Seibu Holdings’ hotel portfolio, branded Prince Hotels. Around 30 of Seibu’s hotels…

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Boutique Hotel Group Experimental Targets US After €350m investment

Main Photo: Il Palazzo Experimental, Venice Date: December 2021 Name: Experimental Group Locations: USA, UK Number of Keys: N/A Seller: Experimental Group Buyer: Brookfield Commercial real estate group Brookfield has made a $350 million investment in European hospitality firm Experimental Group. That deal is expected to enable Experimental to open as many as 15 new…

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Mirae Deal to Acquire Anbang’s U.S. Hotels Collapses

Main Photo: The InterContinental Chicago Date: May 2020 Location: USA Name: Strategic Hotels – 15 top notch hotels across the USA…The collection includes the JW Marriott Essex House in New York; The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, Westin St. Francis, Montage Laguna Beach and Four Seasons Silicon Valley in California; Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and Four Seasons Scottsdale…

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