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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Travel and leisure investment firm KSL Capital Partners is set to acquire luxury and lifestyle hotel owner Hersha Hospitality Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Tony Ryan, principal at Ryan Capital Partners, to understand the current state of the transaction market and what’s driving acquisitions.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Research from property advisor Knight Frank shows that UK hotel transactions for 2022 sit at around 30 per cent below the five-year average.Â