Investment Summary

KSL Capital Partners Invests In East West Partners

On April 1, 2011, private equity firm KSL Capital Partners invested in leisure company East West Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is KSL Capital Partners’ 9th transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is KSL Capital Partners’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is KSL Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-04-01
Target East West Partners
Sector Leisure
Investor(s) KSL Capital Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

East West Partners

Avon, Colorado, United States
East West Partners has developed some of resort and urban communities, hotels and office buildings. Along the way, company has earned a reputation for innovation and design, from the famed escalators of Beaver Creek to the iconic train canopy at Denver’s Union Station. East West Partners was founded in 1986 and is based in Avon, Colorado.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

KSL Capital Partners

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 23.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

KSL Capital Partners is a specialist private equity firm that makes investments in travel and leisure businesses. Areas of interest include hospitality, recreation, clubs, real estate and travel services. KSL is a hands-on investor, with a strong interest in pursuing under-managed or under-capitalized businesses where the firm can unlock hidden value. KSL Capital Partners is the successor investment vehicle to KSL Recreation Corporation, a former portfolio company of KKR. KSL Capital Partners was founded in 2005 and is based at Denver, Colorado with additional offices in New York, New York and London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 55
Sector: Leisure M&A 9 of 49
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 10
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 6
Country: United States M&A 7 of 42
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-17 La Costa Resort and

Carlsbad, California, United States

La Costa Resort and Spa boasts the 43,000 square-foot Spa at La Costa, 474 spacious and well-appointed guestrooms and suites, 136 deluxe one, two and three-bedroom villas, a Clubhouse with a fitness center, two acclaimed restaurants - Legends and BlueFire Grill, two championship golf courses, a world class tennis facility, over 50,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and over 50,000 square feet of outdoor function space. La Costa Resort and Spa was founded in 1926 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-13 The Royal Palm

Miami, Florida, United States

The Royal Palm is a 410-room beachfront hotel located in Miami Beach, Florida in the heart of South Beach, one of the most desirable lodging markets in the United States. The Hotel is ideally located on Collins Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets, within very close proximity of the most popular South Beach tourist attractions, including the Lincoln Road shopping district, historic Ocean Drive, and the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Royal Palm is managed by the Denihan Hospitality Group and is in the process of being renovated to the standards of a luxury boutique hotel. Upon completion, which is scheduled for late 2012, the hotel will be rebranded The James Royal Palm.

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