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...Souki sold some parts of Aspen Valley Ranch and says he tried to sell others but was blocked by the bank, a claim UBS denies....
...HNA said in a filing with US securities regulators that it would consider putting its 82.5m shares in Hilton — which also operates the Conrad, Waldorf Astoria and Doubletree hotels — on the block....
...HNA will raise north of $6bn if it succeeds in liquidating its entire stake in the hotel operator, which owns the Waldorf Astoria, Conrad and Doubletree brands....
...He was not quite early or weird enough to feature in Michael Lewis’s book, The Big Short, although he does appear in the sequel, Boomerang, driving Mr Lewis around his ranch in a tricked-out Hummer that...
...Virginia-based Hilton, which operates its eponymous brand as well as Waldorf Astoria, Doubletree, Hampton Inns and others, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HLT....
...I opt for “acorn-fed” pork belly “from the ranch”. Despite photos on Twitter of him partying with rapper Snoop Dogg, Kalanick says he rarely goes out, or eats out, in San Francisco these days....
...Hilton operates 4,041 hotels, resorts and timeshare properties in 90 countries through its namesake brand, as well as Waldorf Astoria, Doubletree, Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn among others....
...Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s brands include Conrad, Waldorf Astoria, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Hilton Grand Vacations....
...On a gentle rise across a muddy road from a cattle ranch, Terry Maxwell has just opened a park to house trailers....
...Congratulations to: BRISTOL INVESTMENT FUND LTD CRANSHIRE CAPITAL LP ENABLE GROWTH PARTNERS LP ENABLE OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS LP IROQUOIS MASTER FUND LTD TRUK OPPORTUNITY FUND LLC ALPHA CAPITAL ANSTALT WHALEHAVEN...
...But he believed big hotel operators such as Hilton, whose brands include Hilton, Doubletree and Hampton Inn, would benefit from more financially stricken independent hotels seeking refuge in their brands...
...On his 150-acre ranch northwest of Houston, he keeps about 50 Longhorn cattle, mostly as “pasture art,” he said....
...He doesn’t save his disdain for journalists either – he rarely networks with corporate America or attends high-profile charity events, preferring to relax at his ranch in Colorado, which is so vast that...
...The acquisition gives Blackstone, whose 2,800 hotels include brands such as Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites and The Waldorf-Astoria Collection, just under 500,000 hotel rooms...
...Most hotel observers expect Hilton to become an aggressive real estate buyer now it is going private and to slot acquisitions into its existing brands, such as Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Hilton Garden Inn...
...The meeting in early May at a plush Californian resort, not far from his own ranch near Carmel, was called to discuss opportunities for news businesses – from print to television – in an age of increasing...
...The deal will transform HHC into a diverse hotel operator with nearly 2,800 hotels in 80 countries, operating under brands including Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn and Scandic....
...Yates claims he is deadly serious in his intent to rebrand the ranch as the QS Neverland Discount Outlet, a “family shopping destination”. mudlark@ft.com...
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