Carlson Exploring Strategic Options for its Hotel Company and Radisson Brands
January 21 2016 - 1:40PM
Dow Jones News
Carlson, the owner of Radisson and other hotel brands that are
part of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, is exploring strategic
alternatives for the hotel company that could include a
partnership, merger or sale of the company, according to people
familiar with the matter.
The parent, a privately held hospitality and travel company
based in Minnetonka, Min., has asked its regular banker, Morgan
Stanley, to run this process, these people said.
Part of the hotel company, known as Rezidor Hotel Group, has
shares that trade in Stockholm. That is a reflection of its Swedish
roots when it was part of the SAS Group, owner of Scandinavian
Airlines.
Carlson Rezidor has more than 1,100 hotels and nearly 174,000
rooms world-wide, according to data tracker STR Inc., making it one
of the world's largest hotel companies. Its brands include the
flagship Radisson business hotels, and its offshoots Radisson Blu
and Radisson Red, which are more design-oriented hotels. Carlson
Rezidor also owns Country Inns and Suites.
The parent also owns Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a business travel
management firm.
Write to Craig Karmin at craig.karmin@wsj.com and Dana Mattioli
at dana.mattioli@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 21, 2016 13:25 ET (18:25 GMT)
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