KKR has put a US brand on a set of 14 hotels that it acquired last year through its takeover of Japanese hospitality operator Unizo, with the properties to be managed under Marriott International’s Four Points Express by Sheraton.
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Japan’s Unizo Teeters on Edge of Bankruptcy and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a creditor calls into question the solvency of Japanese hotel operator Unizo, Singapore home sales reach their highest level in more than two years, and the retreat of foreign banks from pricey Hong… Read More>>
Lone Star Fends Off Blackstone to Buy Japan’s Unizo for JPY 205B
Lone Star Funds has succeeded in its JPY 205 billion ($1.9 billion) takeover of Japanese hotelier and property company Unizo, triumphing over rivals Blackstone and Fortress Investment Group.
Unizo said in a statement yesterday that Lone Star’s JPY 6,000 per… Read More>>
Blackstone Tops Lone Star Offer with JPY 250B Bid for Japanese Hotel Firm
Blackstone has improved its bid for a Japanese hotelier and property developer to JPY 205 billion ($1.85 billion), as the US private equity giant tops an existing offer by rival Lone Star Funds that values the company at JPY 195… Read More>>
Blackstone Boosts Bid in Battle with Lone Star, Fortress for Japanese Hotelier
Blackstone has raised its bid for Unizo Holdings to JPY 192 billion ($1.76 billion), forcing fresh moves by rivals Lone Star Funds and Fortress Investment Group in the contest for the Tokyo-listed hotelier and real estate investment firm.
Blackstone said… Read More>>