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GIC to take majority stake in luxurious Sani/Ikos resorts

Shehnaz AliBy Shehnaz AliSeptember 22, 2022Updated:September 22, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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Singaporean sovereign wealth group GIC has agreed to purchase a majority stake in Mediterranean luxurious resort operator Sani/Ikos Group in a buyout that values the corporate at €2.3bn, the most important deal within the European resort sector for the reason that Covid-19 pandemic.

A clutch of buyers, together with US-based asset supervisor Oaktree Capital, Goldman Sachs’ asset administration unit and London-based non-public fairness agency Hermes GPE, will exit the enterprise after promoting their stakes to GIC. They first got here on board when the resort group was fashioned by a merger in 2015.

Since 2015, the revenues of the Greece-headquartered group, which owns and operates 10 beachfront resorts with round 2,700 rooms throughout Greece and Spain, have greater than tripled from £88mn to a projected determine of €319mn for this 12 months. Sani/Ikos can be pushing forward with a five-year, €900mn growth plan, which is able to add 4 extra redeveloped resorts to its portfolio.

The acquisition by GIC comes as fears develop over a recession throughout Europe this winter, because the vitality disaster ensuing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drained shopper confidence. Most of Sani/Ikos’s clientele is drawn from Germany and the UK. But the Singapore state fund is betting on the posh sector defying the downturn.

Last month, Fitch Ratings minimize its outlook for the group’s long-term debt to “negative” from “stable”, however saved the score at B-. It mentioned the enterprise’s money stream may come below strain from its massive growth plans however that it benefited from “lower demand sensitivity” to a shopper downturn and “a record of above-average recovery post-pandemic” in contrast with friends within the luxurious resort sector.

Lee Kok Sun, chief funding officer of GIC’s actual property division, mentioned the “excellent hospitality experiences” for visitors helped Sani/Ikos stand out. “We believe this investment will generate resilient returns and is testament to our confidence in the Greek and wider European tourism sector over the long term,” he added. The deal is anticipated to shut by the tip of the 12 months.

GIC informed the FT in July it was focusing its funding technique on inflation-protecting companies which might move on price will increase to clients. This 12 months, GIC has taken stakes within the Paddington workplace property in London and college lodging suppliers The Student Hotel and Student Roost.

Sani/Ikos traces its origins to the Sani Club, a resort opened in 1971 by Greek hotelier Anastasios Andreadis, which expanded over the next a long time.

Andreadis’s sons — Stavros and Andreas — turned main shareholders within the group when it was fashioned from a merger of Sani Resorts and Ikos Resorts in 2015, alongside former Oaktree government Mathieu Guillemin. All three will keep on as shareholders and proceed working with the enterprise.

Andreas Andreadis and Guillemin, who function co-CEOs, mentioned in a joint assertion that the corporate had “led a remarkable path” of progress over current years “despite the pandemic”. Bookings throughout the ten resorts this 12 months have been up 52 per cent on final 12 months and 57 per cent on pre-pandemic ranges. The firm added that early 2023 bookings have been sturdy.

“We can now solidify our leading position across the Mediterranean, to the benefit of our shareholders, our people and the communities where we operate,” they added.

Source: www.ft.com

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