Features

IHM’s 2026 ones to watch in travel, hospitality and real estate

Reading Time: 17 minutesThe IHM editorial team – George Sell, Eloise Hanson, Priya Khaira and Claudia Shergna – spotlight 26 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who are set to make a major impact in the year ahead.

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Limestone acquires luxury resort in Sardinia

Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Alternative investment manager Limestone Capital AG has acquired a luxury resort in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, which it will reposition into an Aethos hotel.

Limestone Capital makes Spanish acquisition
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Limestone Capital makes Spanish acquisition

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: The former Mar Y Pins hotel on Mallorca has been sold to Limestone Capital, which will redevelop the property and reposition it under the Aethos Hotels & Clubs brand. The purchase marks the seventh hotel acquisition in three years for Limestone Capital’s Growth Hospitality Funds.  Seller Harald Fischl will

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Limestone Capital acquires The Yard Milan

Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Private equity firm Limestone Capital has acquired the boutique hotel The Yard in Milan, marking the third transaction since the beginning of the pandemic for the group. The acquisition forms part of Limestone’s vision to acquire traditionally run hotels. It’s the second hotel in Italy with partner Aethos Hotels

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Limestone Capital acquires Corsica hotel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Boutique hotel investment fund Limestone Capital has acquired Hotel U Palazzu Serenu, a boutique luxury hotel in Corsica. The investment comes three months after the announcement of Limestone Capital’s Amethyst Fund launch in September 2020 and is the fourth hotel acquisition for the fund. The deal highlights the fund’s

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Limestone Capital launches European hospitality fund

Reading Time: 2 minutesSwitzerland: Limestone Capital has launched a fund to capitalise on opportunities in the European real estate and hospitality sectors. The fund will acquire real estate at “attractive prices”, as well as capitalising on “the shift to sustainable, healthy and more intimate travel experiences”. The firm is expected to raise around