
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Boutique hotel investment platform Bohopo has secured financing from Banco BPI to develop a 22-room Maison Arya hotel in central Porto.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality investment firm TKO has submitted a formal written offer to acquire the entire hospitality portfolio of Service Properties Trust (SVC) for $2 billion in cash.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: The Rockfield and Ardian Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) platform has acquired a majority stake in The Social Hub in Berlin.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The PIG will open a hotel in Tunbridge Wells following the acquisition of an existing hotel on The Pantiles.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Luxury country house collection Hand Picked Hotels has purchased four properties in the Cotswolds from Andrew Brownsword Hotels.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Turkish group Kaya Hotels & Resorts has purchased the five star ME Barcelona from Spanish real estate developer Actual Capital for a reported €100 million.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Real estate advisory firm Avison Young is set to finalise a recapitalisation deal to support “growth, sustained profitability and long-term value”.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Gravity Capital Hong Kong has become the new shareholder of Grand Metropolitan Hotels Holding B.V., marking the conclusion of the former joint venture structure with VZB.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Property adviser Christie & Co has sold the Langham Hotel in Eastbourne, Sussex, to hybrid hospitality platform Novastar Hotel Group.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Travel planning and booking platform TravelAI has acquired the Sonder brand, comprising the company’s trademarks and domain names.