Articles tagged “ipo”

Hotels

What Blackstone and Hilton Have Been Doing Behind Closed Doors

Proceeds from the IPO -- the size of which is still to be determined -- would go toward paying down debt. Unlike many other private equity acquisitions where the acquired companies have been hamstrung and loaded down with debt, Blackstone has really rationalized and improved Hilton's global operations.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Is Blackstone’s Extended Stay America IPO a Trial Run for Hilton?

Extended Stay America and Hilton are two totally different kinds of hotel companies, but Extended Stay America's IPO is likely to impact the timing and shape of a potential Hilton IPO. The most interesting thing is that if everything falls into place, it looks like Hilton's long-awaited IPO will finally be on tap for 2014.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Travelocity’s owners split over whether to sell the struggling booking site

A foreign buyer looking to make headway in an entry into the U.S. would be the most likely candidate to scoop up Travelocity from IPO-hungry Sabre.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

High-flying Brazil airline Azul may postpone IPO due to market conditions

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

AirAsia X’s proposed IPO to raise $370 million towards expanding fleet

AirAsia's mix of low prices, high fees, and splashy promotions have made it a cross between easyJet and Virgin while at the same time defining a new way to do aviation in Asia. If it can maintain its momentum it won't just be low-cost rivals who need to worry.

Siva Sithraputhran, Reuters | 11 years ago

Hotels

Macau’s most glamorous lawmaker wants hundreds of millions from IPO to build hotels

Spending two thirds of the money raised on just two hotels seems rather short sited, but if there's one thing a politician in a gaming city knows it's that appearances can be deceiving.

Fox Hu, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

Empire State Building’s IPO to finally move forward, after investors approve

Reuters | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Mexican hotel operator City Express plans to go public next month

Latin America’s boom in business travel comes after four years of continual growth giving travel-related companies the confidence needed to execute their riskier growth strategies including fleet revitalizations or IPOs.

Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Virgin America IPO on agenda in a year or two, CEO says

Virgin America is showing its first hints of profitability, and has much to prove about its identity and growth path before an IPO can truly be on the table.

Joshua Freed, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

AirAsia’s long haul arm planning $300 million IPO, as it expands

South East Asia is one of the fastest growing aviation regions in the world, and AirAsia X has to expand to compete with competition from likes of Singapore Airline's Scoot and others.

Joyce Koh, Fox Hu and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg | 11 years ago