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National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	What's Next for Wyndham? On the heels of The Blackstone Group's announcement that it will acquire Wyndham International Inc., hotel industry insiders say the private investment group could emerge as a major player in the lodging business with brands spanning across all segments.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Resort Rundown Revenue is up at upscale resorts, but operators' results are decidedly different.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Strikeout or Home Run? Luxury resort owner Wyndham is looking like an interesting gamble.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Happy Chapter in Cendant's Breakup The conglomerate bent on spinoffs finds a buyer for its travel division. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 David Lee Smith	Four Seasons' Group Reservations The markedly escalating pace of private equity buyouts and other privatizations seem to be 2006's salient trend. And the most entertaining of the lengthy list of buyouts may ultimately be the one at Four Seasons Hotels.
National Real Estate Investor March 9, 2004 Parke Chapman	Blackstone To Buy Extended Stay America for Nearly $2 Billion Private equity firm Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire lodging chain Extended Stay America for $1.99 billion. With the purchase, Blackstone will assume $1.13 billion worth of Extended Stay America's debt.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Starwood Makes Room The hotel chain sells 38 properties to Host Marriott for $4 billion in cash and stock. While there is some near-term uncertainty for Host shareholders as Starwood owners decide whether to keep or unload their new shares, the outlook for Starwood appears brighter than ever.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Cendant Ascendant The company's second-quarter results aren't bad, given its huge ongoing transition. Cendant is emerging from its transformation into a highly focused real estate and travel company -- perhaps a highly cyclical company on account of it.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Hotels in the News That Holiday Inn down the street from your office might have been around for 30 years, but don't assume the entire hotel industry is equally sleepy. Investors and guests alike might be intrigued by these recent developments.
BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Farzad & Barrett	Cendant's Credibility Problem Why the travel and real estate conglomerate's plan to revive its stock has fallen flat on the Street.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Investors Scorn Four Seasons When stocks with high valuations stumble, pain often ensues for shareholders. Investors who bought this hotel stock at the beginning of 2005 might feel like their portfolios are getting burned.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Emil Lee	Strong Tailwinds Lift Wyndham The hotel operator's first-quarter results beat analyst estimates, and the company raised its full-year guidance.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Sleeping Easy With Four Seasons Four Seasons Hotels reports an excellent second quarter. If there was ever a dream investment conducting its business in dreamy locations, Four Seasons is it.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cendant Remnants Now Independent The eclectic conglomerate is breaking up, at long last. Buckle up, Cendant investors. You have two weeks of calm before things get a little crazy.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Does This Really Spell Doom for the Market? Private equity giant Blackstone is selling investments; does that mean you should run for the hills?
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Marriott Checks In More Profits The top hotel operator turns in another solid quarter, reflecting increased demand for travel worldwide. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	A Time for Four Seasons? Hotels all agree that it's going to be a better year for lodging.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Emil Lee	Travel Boom Fits Equity Inn's Groove Business is surging at this hotel REIT. Since all of Equity Inn's RevPAR growth so far has been due to pricing power, the impact of future supply will have a big effect on the company's future results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2007 David Lee Smith	Four Seasons Ready for Checkout Having booked a solid quarter, the hotel operator awaits shareholders' vote on privatization.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2008 Morgan Housel	Blackstone Falls in the Red Private equity firm Blackstone had a wild 2007. It began as a secretive private investment company making eye-popping deals, went public in June, and ended the year with a fourth-quarter loss.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2011 Andrew Tonner	Does Wyndham Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio? A quick check of the numbers should help get us started.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2010 Sean Williams	Starwood Hotels: Bargain or Value Trap? High-end consumers are spending, but debt levels look dangerous.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Tom Taulli	Blackstone Almighty By the end of the year, there could be a lot of private equity shares on public markets, and that may water down valuations. So, smart investors might want to bide their time on Blackstone.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Four Seasons Weathers Storms This luxury hotelier is still tops of the chichi market, but high valuations raise the bar on performance.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Phil Wohl	Marriott Investors Rest Easy International travelers are returning to visit the leading hotel chain. Because of this surge, major public hotel chains look like attractive investments.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Cendant Divides to Conquer Will splitting into four companies improve the travel and real estate conglomerate's fortunes? For now, the market's not buying the four-is-better-than-one sales pitch. Cendant stock fell 6.6% in today's trading.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	Survival Kit for Hotel Owners Even for the experienced hotel owner, operating a successful property is no walk in the park.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cendant's New Car The eclectic conglomerate has broken up and is ready to rent you a vehicle. Will investors like riding in Cendant's shiny new car?
The Motley Fool March 1, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Is There a Fund Fight Ahead for TXU? Credit Suisse is dangling a financing package out there for a rival TXU bid. Will somebody bite?
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Robert Steyer	Rooms With a Long-Term View Beware of recent run-ups in hotel stocks because things don't look good for the industry in 2010.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Aswath Damodaran	The Return of Leveraged Buyouts Investors, get up to speed on this resurgent financial trend. Several key consequences for investors, positive and negative, emerge from these buyouts.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Buttering Up Blackstone Let's not call these guys crooks, but it's undeniable that Blackstone management is getting a much better deal out of the IPO than ordinary shareholders.
InsideFlyer August 2010	Wyndham Rewards Visa Wyndham has introduced the new Wyndham Rewards Visa Signature card from Barclays offering a fee and no-fee version.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	A Major REIT Retreat Many believe that the office REIT market is shrinking for a simple reason: private buyers value listed portfolios higher than the public markets. One thing is fairly certain: Equity Office won't be the last REIT to take a handsome exit package.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Tom Taulli	Blackstone's Taxing IPO The disclosure of Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman's multi-billion dollar payday was a catalyst to get Congress moving. It's a good bet we'll see some more legislation as the private equity boom continues.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 Tom Taulli	Barbarians at SunGard The data systems company is going private in a megadeal. Is there a conflict at the top? Bottom line: current shareholders of SunGard don't reap a whole lot of benefit from this deal.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Morgan Housel	Blackstone's Bankless Future What a difference a year has made in the private equity business.
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010	Hard Choices: Ian Schrager The father of the boutique hotel reflects on deciding not to brand, working with Marriott, and stopping rivals from stealing his ideas.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Rich Smith	Lego's Land Deal Clicks Every once in a while, it pays to pay attention to the private world. News has just broken that the Netherlands' Lego has sold off a 70% interest in its 128-acre Legoland California theme park, and three other parks as well.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2006 Scott Farb	Top-Level Transactions U.S. real estate investment trusts and REIT-like structures worldwide are taking advantage of a highly charged environment to diversify and grow their portfolios. How long will this climate continue?
BusinessWeek October 8, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Private Equity's Public Moves With big buyouts in the doldrums, firms are picking up small pieces of companies.
InsideFlyer August 2007	Hilton Blackstone Merger Hilton's Board of Directors recently approved Blackstone Group's proposal to purchase the Hilton Hotels Corporation.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	New Starwood CEO to Add Fizz? In a move designed to strengthen its already powerful brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts ventured outside the real estate and hotel industries and selected Steven Heyer, former president and COO of The Coca-Cola Co., as its new CEO.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Marriott Books Great Numbers The top hotel operator announces impressive third-quarter results. With so many measures on the rise, investors may be happy to see that one has gone conspicuously down -- Marriott's diluted share count.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 Tom Taulli	Celanese Leaves Investors Scraps This global integrated producer of value-added industrial chemicals is either No. 1 or No. 2 in the markets it focuses on and its IPO is a killer deal for private equity group Blackstone. But what about others?
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The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 David Meier	LBO Madness? Leveraged buyouts are not a bad thing, but companies -- and investors -- should proceed with caution.
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