M&A Deal Summary

The Blackstone Group Acquires Extended Stay America

On May 1, 2004, private equity firm The Blackstone Group acquired leisure company Extended Stay America for 3.9B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 5th transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 37th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 53rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • Extended Stay America was sold to a strategic buyer in 2007 for 8.0B USD.
  • Extended Stay America went bankrupt in 2009.
  • Extended Stay America was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2010 for 3.9B USD.
  • Extended Stay America went public in 2013.
  • Extended Stay America was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021 for 6.0B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-05-01
Target Extended Stay America
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) The Blackstone Group
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 3.9B USD
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Shearman & Sterling (Legal)

Target

Extended Stay America

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Extended Stay America location in Destin, Florida.
Extended Stay America location in Destin, Florida.
Extended Stay America is an operator of moderate-price extended-stay hotels in North America, with 600+ hotels and approximately 76,000 rooms located in 44 states and Canada. The Company currently operates under five brands in the extended-stay segment: Extended Stay Deluxe, Extended Stay America, Homestead Studio Suites, StudioPlus and Crossland. Extended Stay America is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Buyer

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 131.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 70 of 335
Sector (Leisure) 5 of 16
Type (Going Private) 1 of 36
State (North Carolina) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 53 of 210
Year (2004) 4 of 13
Size (of disclosed) 37 of 171
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-01 Celanese

Irving, Texas, United States

Celanese is a global technology and specialty materials company. Celanese producer of acetyl products for nearly all major industries, as well as a global producer of high-performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of high-value applications. The Company's product portfolio serves a diverse set of end-use applications including paints and coatings, textiles, automotive applications, consumer and medical applications, performance industrial applications, filtration applications, paper and packaging, chemical additives, construction, consumer and industrial adhesives, and food and beverage applications. Celanese was incorporated in 1918 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Buy $4.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Buy $25M