Press Coverage
2022
January 4, 2022: HotelsMag: Europe follows the M&A trend led by pent-up demand
January 3, 2022: HotelsMag: M&A in 2022 - How much activity hinges on Covid
2021
September 8, 2021 - Wall Street Journal: Bill Gates Takes Control of Four Seasons Hotels in Deal Valuing It at $10 Billion
September 8, 2021 - Financial Times: Bill Gates vehicle buys $2.2bn stake in Four Seasons from Saudi Royal
September 8, 2021 - Bloomberg: Bill Gates Takes Control of Four Seasons in Deal With Saudi Prince Alwaleed
May 24, 2021 - HotelsMag: Outlook for London Market
2017
December 18, 2017 - Avington advises Clivedale London on transaction with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
November 21, 2017 - Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) starts partnership with AccorHotels
October 26, 2017 - Avington advises Prime Investors Capital on transaction with Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
June 14, 2017 - Avington advises Westminster Development Services on a transaction with AccorHotels
March 2, 2017 - Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) and AccorHotels announce a partnership to manage 26 hotels in Brazil
2015
September 4, 2015 – Avington Advises Avingstone Acquisition Corporation on its Initial Public Offering
April 1, 2015 – Avington Advises British Columbia Investment Management Corporation on its Sale of Delta Hotels & Resorts to Marriott International
January 11, 2015 – Avington Advises FRHI Hotels & Resorts and Katara Hospitality JV on its Investment in the Savoy Hotel
2014
November 11, 2014 – Avington Advises KSL Capital Partners on its Acquisition of Village Urban Resorts
April 16, 2014 – Tommy Hilfiger and Mongeau Capital Purchase The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach
March 3, 2014 – Steigenberger Hotels AG and Invesco Real Estate Have Co-operated on a Strategic Transaction
2013 - 2009
November 15, 2013 – Qatari Investment Fund Acquires the Baglioni Hotel Regina in Rome
July 31, 2013 – Avington Advises Oetker Collection on the Sale of its Interests in the Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France to LVMH
March 5, 2013 – Avington Advises Grupo OHL on its Landmark Canalejas Project in Downtown Madrid
November 17, 2012 – Kingdom Holdings Acquires the Four Seasons Toronto for $200 million
October 5, 2009 – Investors Chronicle - Filling Empty Beds
2007 - 2005
December 15, 2007 – With Delta Hotels and CHIP REIT Now in its Portfolio, bcIMC Has One of The Hottest Hands in Canada's Robust Hotel Sector, HOTELS' Investment Outlook
December 4, 2007 – Avington Advises on the Sale of Controlling Interest of Villa d’Este
October 2, 2007 – Avington Advises British Columbia Investment Management Corporation on its Acquisition of Delta Hotels
August 1, 2007 – Avington Advises British Columbia Investment Management Corporation on its Acquisition of CHIP REIT
July 12, 2007 – Avington Advises Consortium on its Acquisition of Legacy Hotels REIT
January 18, 2007 – Avington Ranks #2 on Bloomberg Hospitality M&A League Tables for 2006
October 4, 2006 – Avington Advises Oxford Properties on its Acquisition of Seven Canadian Hotels from Fairmont Raffles
January 30, 2006 – Avington Advises Fairmont Hotels & Resorts on the Take Private Offer from Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital
December 22, 2005 – Avington Advises Fairmont Hotels & Resorts on its Defence to Partial Tender Offer by Icahn Partners