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Twin River Worldwide Holdings to Acquire Jumer’s Casino & Hotel for $120M
Twin River | October 1, 2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 1, 2020 - Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRWH) ("Twin River" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. to acquire Jumer's Casino & Hotel ("Jumer's") in Rock Island, Illinois for a purchase price of $120 million in cash. The total consideration for the transaction represents an implied proforma purchase multiple of approximately 7.4x trailing twelve months earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") (for the period ended December 31, 2019). The multiple excludes the impac...
COVID-19’s Potential Lasting Impact on Fixed vs Variable Hotel Expense Ratios
CBRE authors | July 22, 2020
By Mark VanStekelenburg, Kannan Sankaran, Andy Hartley and Vanessa Gonzalez As a result of COVID-19, hotel operators have been forced to make tough decisions, including the most basic one on whether to keep the lights on. Many were required to close their doors after municipal mandates were put in place and some decided to remain open, despite record-low occupancy levels, to house pandemic-related first responders and other essential personnel related to the fallout from the spread of coronavirus, largely in place of more traditional sources of demand during “normal times”. Depending on the type of hotel and its service level, the deci...
