Debt and Equity

The Debt and Equity section on Hotel Investment Today provides the latest updates and insights on financing strategies and covers topics such as debt financing, equity investments, and capital markets that are impacting the hotel investment community today.

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Record-breaking InterContinental Auckland sale

By Jeffrey Weinstein | March 4, 2025

Singapore’s Hotel Properties Ltd. acquires the 139-key asset from New Zealand’s Precinct Properties for $138.5 million.... Read More

News / Brands

Exclusive: So long, Selina; hello Socialtel

By Jeffrey Weinstein | March 3, 2025

Collective Hospitality is reimagining the ‘digital nomad’ brand it bought out of insolvency with a new name, a smaller footprint and a goal to partner with a big brand. ... Read More

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Berlin's HR Group acquires H-Hotels

By Rob Schneider | February 28, 2025

H-Hotels operates 60-plus hotels under multiple brands; deal increases HR Group's size by one-third. ... Read More

News / Financing

Latest news: HKH refi in Georgia; G6 renovation in Vegas; Trump aims at federal travel

By Rob Schneider | February 28, 2025

Breaking news about deals, development, data and more.... Read More

News / Transactions Lists

Deal activity: February 18-24, 2025

By Shawn Turner | February 27, 2025

Among the noteworthy deals of the past week was DiamondRock Hospitality Co.’s sale of the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center to LaSalle for $92 million.... Read More

News / Owners

Latest news: Apollo undecided in Atlanta; Kempinski adds in Germany; Westgate M&A

By Rob Schneider | February 27, 2025

Breaking news about deals, development, data and more.... Read More

News / Insights

Quotes of the Week: JLL, Hyatt, First Hospitality, IHG

By Jeffrey Weinstein & Rob Schneider | February 27, 2025

Among the noteworthy quotes of the week was JLL on the investment in select-service and extended-stay at nearly 2x that of the prior four-year cycle.... Read More

News / EMEA

Investors turn to southern Europe development hotspots

By Tamara Thiessen | February 26, 2025

Year-round tourism and promising ROI are driving investments in high-growth resorts and city destinations across the area, from Spain to Greece.... Read More

News / Brands

Select-service, extended-stay dominate US growth story

By Jeffrey Weinstein | February 26, 2025

New JLL study finds Investors increasingly gravitate towards the sectors driven by robust fundamental performances, lean operating models, and outsized yields. ... Read More

News / Mergers and Acquisitions

Latest news: SVC sells in Minnesota; financing for Rome Baccarat; San Antonio financing

By Rob Schneider | February 26, 2025

Breaking news about deals, development, data and more.... Read More

News / Owners

ALIS luxury, lifestyle panel tackles big questions

By Jeffrey Weinstein | February 25, 2025

Build or buy, brand or run independent? First Hospitality’s David Duncan offered keen insights into the decision-making process during ALIS session.... Read More

News / Franchising

Hyatt launches upper-midscale transient brand

By Jeffrey Weinstein | February 25, 2025

Hyatt Select will become a new-build and conversion-friendly transient brand for secondary and tertiary markets initially focused on the Americas.... Read More