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Private equity firm buys stake in Simpson Travel
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Villa and boutique hotel specialist, Simpson Travel, has received private equity backing as Risk Capital Partners announced that it had bought an undisclosed stake in the company.
PE firm backs $100m MBO of TrustedHousesitters
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Mayfair Equity Partners, a private equity firm with more than £2 billion in assets under management, is backing a management buyout [MBO] of TrustedHousesitters, a subscription-based pet-setting and travel community.
Center Parcs put up for £4-5bn sale by Brookfield
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Holiday village company Center Parcs has been put up for sale by Canadian private equity group Brookfield for a figure between £4 billion and £5 billion, people familiar with the matter told The Financial Times.
Alloggio set for AU$60m acquisition by Next Capital
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: New South Wales-based short-term rental operator Alloggio Group is set to be acquired by private equity firm Next Capital in a transaction worth around AU$60 million.
Renters.pl secures €19m+ in private equity investment
Reading Time: 2 minutesPoland: Warsaw-based short-term rental operator Renters.pl has secured PLN 90 million [€19.2 million] in investment from Polish Enterprise Fund VIII [PEF VIII], a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors.
Lakeshore Leisure Group acquired by Capfun UK
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British leisure brand Lakeshore Leisure Group has been sold by private equity firm Kings Park Capital to a new UK subsidiary of Capfun, a French-headquartered, pan-European campsite and holiday park operator.
VRMA 2022 interviews: Mariah Kamei, AirDNA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Mariah Kamei, vice president of marketing at AirDNA, speaks to STRz at the VRMA International Conference in Las Vegas.
Awaze touted for $2.1bn sale by Platinum Equity
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Vacation rental and holiday resorts company, Awaze, has reportedly been put up for sale for up to £2 billion by US-based private equity firm Platinum Equity.
VTrips secures PE investment to accelerate M&A and deploy $250m
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Florida-based vacation rental management company VTrips has announced that it received a “significant” minority equity investment from private investment firm Hudson Hill Capital [HHC], with all capital being funded to the balance sheet. VTrips says that it will leverage the investment to accelerate the company’s acquisition strategy and to further strengthen its technology offering. It also expects to […]
Black-owned PE firm closes $4 million vacation rental fund
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: East Chop Capital has announced the closing of its inaugural $4 million fund, which has been created to capitalise on the $113 billion global vacation rental market. The fund will acquire vacation rental homes in select markets across the US. East Chop Capital was founded in 2018 by entrepreneurs and real estate developers, Calvin […]