M&A Deal Summary

The Lightstone Group Acquires Extended Stay America

On April 18, 2007, The Lightstone Group acquired leisure company Extended Stay America from The Blackstone Group for 8.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Lightstone Group’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is The Lightstone Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Lightstone Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Lightstone Group’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • 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 2007-04-18
Target Extended Stay America
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) The Lightstone Group
Sellers(s) The Blackstone Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 8.0B USD

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(S) 1

Buyer

The Lightstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Real Estate
DESCRIPTION

The Lightstone Group is a privately held real estate company with interests in residential, office, retail and industrial real estate assets. The company, through its operating entities, Park Avenue Bank, Prime Retail, Prime Group Realty Trust, owns a diversified portfolio of residential units and approximately 30 million square feet of office, industrial and retail properties. Lightstone is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-15 Extended Stay America

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 35 of 173
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 67
State (North Carolina) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 23 of 105
Year (2007) 2 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 57
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-23 UKG

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

UKG is a provider of cloud-based workforce management solutions. Company solutions, which include time and labor, scheduling, talent management, human resources, payroll, absence management, labor activity tracking, data collection, self-service and workforce analytics are designed for a wide range of businesses and organizations from single-site to large multi-site enterprises. UKG was founded in 1977 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Buy $1.8B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-27 SULO Group

Australia

SULO was the second largest waste collection service provider in Germany.

Sell €1.5B