June 18, 2015 – LONDON – KSL Capital Partners, LLC (KSL), a leading private equity firm, announces that an affiliate of KSL completed the sale of the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin hospitality chains to an affiliate of Frasers Hospitality UK Holdings Limited.
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin will join Frasers Hospitality’s three award-winning serviced residence offerings – the Gold-Standard Fraser Suites, Fraser Place and Fraser Residence – as well as Modena by Fraser, a modern lifestyle brand targeted at young executives constantly on the go, and Capri by Fraser, a design-led hotel residence aimed at the millennial business traveller.
“We are grateful to have been a part of Malmaison and Hotel du Vin,” said Coley Brenan, a principal of KSL. “Each property is physically unique, but each share the common traits of exceptional service and wonderful food and beverage offerings. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the employees of Malmaison and Hotel du Vin, we have no doubt they will continue to be two of the preeminent hotel brands in the UK.”
Each founded in 1994, Malmaison and Hotel du Vin are a unique collection of premier boutique hotels located throughout the UK. Malmaison is known for its cutting edge designs in historic buildings, and consists of 13 boutique hotels throughout the UK that “dare to be different.” Luxurious and quintessentially British, Hotel du Vin consists of 16 boutique lifestyle hotels throughout the UK with a concentration in cathedral and university towns. KSL invested significantly in each brand over the past several years, renovating existing properties and expanding into new locations.
