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Generator, a Queensgate-owned company, will manage Freehand Hotels and retain the distinct identity of the Freehand and Generator brands. Freehand Hotels is a US lifestyle hotels brand, owner and operator of hotel assets with circa 1,000 keys across four hotels in Manhattan, Miami Beach, Downtown Los Angeles and Chicago.
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Queensgate Investments has acquired Freehand Hotels
Freehand Hotels is a US lifestyle hotels brand, owner and operator of hotel assets with circa 1,000 keys across four hotels in Manhattan, Miami Beach, Downtown Los Angeles andChicago.Includedintheacquisition istheawardwinningBrokenShakerbarconcept. Generator, a Queensgate-owned company, will manage Freehand Hotels and retain the distinctidentityoftheFreehandandGeneratorbrands. Queensgate Investments acquired Generator in 2017. Under Queensgate’s ownership, Generator has doubled EBITDA, implemented an estate wide accretive capex program to upgrade assets to 4* hotel standard, developed new assets in Madrid and Miami, and acquired the Courtyard Marriott in Washington DC’s Dupont Circle neighbourhood to converttoaGenerator.
Puneet Kanuga, Investment Director at Queensgate Investments said “The acquisition of Freehand is of strategic importance to Generator, and the combined portfolio represents one of the largest asset-rich lifestyle hospitality platforms globally with 19 hotels in 17 gateway cities. There is now a significant push to grow the presence of both Freehand and Generator across the UK and Europe, with opportunities currently being evaluated in London,Edinburgh,Milan,AmsterdamandothergatewayEuropeancities”. Generator, a Queensgate-owned company, will manage Freehand Hotels and retain the distinctidentityoftheFreehandandGeneratorbrands.