Case Study | Hotel Portfolio Sale
$393 mm Acquisition & Sale of 35 Hotel Portfolio – 13 States
Transaction Overview
- Encore partnered with an institutional investor to purchase 35 hotels, focused on Marriott and Hilton brands
- The institutional investor committed $85 mm in a programmatic joint venture to further expand Encore’s hospitality portfolio
- Over a 24 month period from 2005 to 2007, Encore utilized $55 mm to re-capitalize and acquire a total of 35 hotels (3,840 guest rooms) in 13 states
- 33 hotels were affiliated with either Marriott or Hilton, two of the most desired industry brands
- After evaluating asset and capital market conditions in 2007, Encore decided to cease new purchases and package/sell the portfolio for a total of $393 mm
- A national Institutional buyer bought 29 of the hotels for $315 mm, while six hotels were sold separately to other buyers for $78 mm
<h3Investment Thesis
- Opportunity to expand the existing hotel portfolio into attractive markets
- Geographically diversified with desirably tiered select-service hotels that demonstrated strong and increasing cash flow, offering lower risk/higher yield prospects
- Homogenous collection of select-service and extended-stay assets with tiered brand stratification
- Tiered brand stratification allowed Encore the ability to take advantage of high profit margins and consistent demand associated with select-service properties
The Encore Edge
Value Add Approach
- Nine of the hotels received ~$5,000 per room of capital improvements in 2004, with five of those hotels receiving an additional $5,300 per room of renovations in 2005 and 2006
- The remaining hotels were renovated in 2006 at $4,800 per key
Margin Improvement Strategy
- Focus on refining operating standards, policy and procedure implementation, and regional management stewardship while integrating technological and operating systems
Operational Excellence
- NOI increased by over 35% in 2006 despite disruptions in renovation that occurred at 29 of the hotels throughout the year
Impeccable Market Timing
- After evaluating asset and capital market conditions in 2007, Encore decided to sell the hotel portfolio immediately before the economic downturn resulting in $183 mm profit and a 3.6x equity multiple
Note: Each of the properties in the portfolio were acquired at different points in time for an average hold period of 3.7 years, therefore Encore does not disclose a specific time period for IRR calculations when presenting portfolio case studies
(1) Loan-to-value calculated by dividing total debt by total capitalization
Financial Highlights
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