Deanna Ting, Skift
What’s most interesting about this boutique lifestyle hotel brand is its willingness to take risks and to continually experiment, but not if that means following the pack.
2 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Can you ever really have the independence to do your own thing and have all that scale? SBE's Sam Nazarian will find out soon enough.
7 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
This AccorHotels investment in SBE aligns with its strategy for growth in North America as it adds more properties in key cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Miami. It does, though, contradict, in some respects, the chain's push to go asset-light.
11 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
... Which is great and all, but can it really succeed?
2 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Just in time for the holiday season. Let's hope this turns out to be a miracle for all parties involved.
2 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Will someone just buy this hotel company that so desperately needs to be bought before year's end?
3 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Is any hotel merger or acquisition ever simple, or swift? In this case, most definitely not. Given the board members’ often contentious history with each other and the company’s direction, it’s anyone’s guess as to whether this new offer from “Bidder V” will prove to be superior than the offer from Sam Nazarian’s SBE.
3 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
As Morgans Hotel Group's own SEC filings have shown, it desperately needs to be bought by someone. New revelations suggest that the company’s deal with SBE might be in question.
3 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
The lesson leaned from the latest SEC filings from Morgans? When your company's stock price dwindles and its future looks bleak, you need to put aside personal differences and seriously consider a potential buyer.
3 years ago