AccorHotels to consolidate leadership in Brazil

雅高酒店集团稳固在巴西酒店市场的领导地位

AccorHotels announces it has signed an agreement with Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG)and its shareholders, funds managed by GP Investments and GTIS Partners,in order to take over the management of 26 hotels (c. 4,400 rooms) currently owned or managed by BHG, the third-largest hotel company in Brazil.

The portfolio includes economy, midscale and upper upscale hotels in Brazil’s major markets, especially in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, complementing well AccorHotels’ existingnetwork in Brazil, and consolidating the Group’s leadership across all segments.The hotels will undergo major renovation and repositioning works and shall progressively be reflagged until the end of 2019under AccorHotels brands,including ibis, ibis Styles, ibis Budget, Mercure, Novotel, Mama Shelter,MGalleryby Sofitel and Pullman, underlong-term management agreements.

The management portfolio will be acquired by AccorHotels for a considerationofR$ 200m, or c. €60m at current exchange rate. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2017 and is subject to the approval of the Brazilian antitrust authority. It will be accretive to AccorHotels results as soon as 2018, notably thanks to significant synergies with the Group’s existing operating platform in the country.

雅高酒店集团宣布与巴西第三大酒店集团巴西酒店管理集团（BHG）及其股东——GP Investments和GTIS Partners签署协议，管理BHG在巴西的26家酒店，共计4,400间客房。

协议涵盖位于巴西里约热内卢和圣保罗等大城市的经济型、中端和超高端酒店。此次交易完善了雅高酒店集团在巴西的酒店网络，巩固了集团在各个细分酒店市场的领导地位。根据长期管理协议，这26家酒店计划至2019年底，进行大刀阔斧的翻新和酒店品牌重塑，未来将分别以宜必思、宜必思尚品、宜必思快捷、美居、诺富特、Mama Shelter、美憬阁索菲特或者铂尔曼这些雅高酒店集团旗下品牌进行运营。

雅高将支付2亿巴西雷亚尔（按当前汇率换算约为6,000万欧元）以完成此次交易。交易需通过巴西反垄断机构的审批，预计将于2017年第四季度完成。本次交易将与集团在巴西现有酒店的良好运营产生协同作用，进一步提升雅高酒店集团2018年的业绩。