Lemon Tree Restructures to Unlock Asset-Light Growth
Lemon Tree Hotels separates ownership from management to focus on fee income. Warburg Pincus invests ₹960 crore to ease debt and boost growth visibility.
Lemon Tree Hotels separates ownership from management to focus on fee income. Warburg Pincus invests ₹960 crore to ease debt and boost growth visibility.
Lemon Tree Hotels shares surged 4% after announcing a strategic restructuring to unlock value. The plan includes forming two new entities and bringing Warburg Pincus on board as a partner. Read more for details.
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Lemon Tree Hotels announces a major restructuring. Warburg Pincus acquires a 41.09% stake in subsidiary Fleur Hotels and commits ₹960 crore investment. The move creates two distinct platforms for asset ownership and management.
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