Investment Summary

Berggruen Holdings Exits Keys Hotels

On November 11, 2019, Lemon Tree Hotels invested in leisure company Keys Hotels from Berggruen Holdings

Investment Highlights
  • This is Lemon Tree Hotels’ 2nd transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Lemon Tree Hotels’ 2nd transaction in India.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-11-11
Target Keys Hotels
Sector Leisure
Investor(s) Lemon Tree Hotels
Sellers(s) Berggruen Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Keys Hotels

Mumbai, India
Keys Hotels are present in 16 cities including Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Goa, Gurugram, Kochi, Kolhapur, Ludhiana, Mahabaleshwar, Manali, Mumbai, Pune, Port Blair, Trivandrum, and Vishakapatnam. Keys Hotels was founded in 2006 and is based in Mumbai, India.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Lemon Tree Hotels

New Delhi, India

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Leisure
Employees5,621
Revenue 12.0B INR (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Lemon Tree Hotels is a mid-market hotel company with two main hotel brands, Lemon Tree and Red Fox. The company primarily targets business travelers looking for a high-quality product and efficient service at a moderate price. Red Fox is a budget hotel company targeting budget-conscious business and leisure travelers by offering clean, comfortable and reliable limited-service hotel rooms. Lemon Tree Hotels was founded in 1992 and is based in New Delhi, India.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Leisure M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: India M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-27 Hamstede Living

Delhi, India

Hamstede Living is a co-living platform offering affordable community-style housing geared towards young professionals and students.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Berggruen Holdings

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Berggruen Holdings, Inc. is a private holding company that seeks investments in private equity, real estate, alternative energy, stocks and bonds, hedge funds, and other private equity funds. Berggruen's direct private equity group targets investments in mid-market, cash-flow positive businesses operating in a wide variety of industries. The Firm can invest up to $200 million per transaction and will consider opportunities in the US, Europe, Asia, and other emerging markets. Berggruen Holdings looks to partner with management teams when pursuing opportunities. Berggruen Holdings, Inc. was established in 1986 and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, and Istanbul.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Leisure M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: India M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-24 Phenomenon

Los Angeles, California, United States

Human Standard is a business transformation agency offering strategic deep expertise across a range of disciplines: business & strategic consulting, creative, design, innovation, products & services and communications. Human Standard was founded in 2006 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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