Germany, 28 February 2013 - In one of the largest hotels deals in Europe in recent years, the Israeli hotel company, Fattal Hotels, together with a consortium of international investors have signed a binding agreement to acquire the entire share capital of the Queens Moat Houses (Germany) Holding GmbH group of hotels that presently consists of 20 hotels, 15 of them Holiday Inns, four Best Western Hotels and one Queens Hotel. The properties are located in Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Wolfsburg, Hanover, Baden-Baden, Aachen, Mönchengladbach and Karlsruhe. The portfolio comprises approximately 3,600 rooms, 28 bars and 29 restaurants as well as 154 conference rooms with a total area of 9,675 square meters.

"The investment is in line with our expansion plans – the hotels complement our existing Leonardo chain of hotels perfectly. We still want to continue to grow and are negotiating further projects in major cities in Europe«, explains David Fattal, CEO of Fattal Hotels/Leonardo Hotels. Daniel Roger, General Manager of Leonardo Hotels Europe, also emphasises: »We are pleased that we have been able to include hotels in new locations and additional hotels in existing locations in our offer. With the take-over, we are now represented in 20 cities. This way we can offer our guests an expanded range - at Leonardo’s usual high standard."

With this new portfolio, Fattal Hotel Group grows to 85 hotels with over 16,000 rooms. 54 hotels and 8,449 rooms are located in Europe (Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Hungary and Germany) and 31 hotels with 7,600 rooms are located in Israel. Following the QMH Germany portfolio acquisition, Fattal Hotels will be managing 45 hotels in 20 cities in Germany.

Corporate advisory services were provided to Fattal Hotels and the consortium of international investors by Tuvi Keinan of Brown Rudnick. Finance will be provided by M&G Investments and DRC, legal assistance provided by White&Case, Brown Rudnick, Gornitzky and SJ Berwin and consultancy was provided by Ernst & Young, KPMG, Treugast and Macon and Christies + Co as advisers to the sellers.

Please note: David Fattal, Owner and CEO Fattal Hotels Groups & Leonardo Hotels, will hold a Press Conference regarding the Fattal Acquisition at ITB fair. 7th of March  - 2.30 pm, ICC (International Conference Center), Room 6.
 
Please be informed: In any case regarding the Fattal Acquisition and accreditation for the press conference contact.
Dr. Kai Burkhardt via email [email protected], Tel.: +49-(0)30-65 000-452, M: +49 (0)170 637044

Please also note: A press conference will also take place at IHIF in Berlin (Hotel Investment Forum at the Hotel InterContinental) on 4th of March 2013, 5.00 pm in Room "Tiergarten III". The visit of the press conference is only accepted for IHIF accredited journalists.

Leonardo Hotels make up the European division of the Fattal Hotels Group, founded in 1998 by David Fattal in Israel. Leonardo Hotels have been represented also on the European market since 2007, with more than 80 hotels in Israel, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Hungary. All across Europe, Leonardo Hotels are known for their superb locations in attractive destinations as well as for their distinctive ambience, individual design and atmosphere. Each Leonardo Hotel has its very own regional character that symbolizes the strong relation between the hotel and its location. The company headquarters Europe are in Berlin.

For more information on Leonardo Hotels visit www.leonardo-hotels.com.