Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 09:53 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 19, Colombo: In line with Hemas’ portfolio strategy of focusing on its core sectors – Consumer, Healthcare and Mobility, Hemas Holdings PLC (HHL) divested its’ shareholding in Serendib Hotel PLC to Eden Hotel Lanka PLC, a subsidiary of LOLC Holdings PLC for a total consideration of LKR 791.7 million.
Serendib Hotels PLC is the majority shareholder of Dolphin Hotels PLC, Hotel Sigiriya PLC, Serendib Leisure Management Ltd, Frontier Capital Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and Sanctuary Resorts Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. HHL will continue to hold a few leisure sector assets, which includes its investment in Anantara Peacehaven Tangalle Resort.
LOLC says acquisition is aimed at capturing post-COVID growth in tourism business
Hemas says divestment is part of group’s portfolio direction and focuses on uplifting return on equity from core segments
LOLC Holdings PLC’s strategic investment arm, Browns Investments PLC (BI), yesterday acquired the controlling stake of 55.65 percent of Serendib Hotel PLC, a subsidiary of Hemas Group, for a consideration of Rs.792 million.
With this acquisition, BI will hold 56.67 percent of voting shares and 53.48 percent of non-voting shares of Serendib.
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BI’s subsidiary leisure company, Eden Hotel Lanka PLC, made the investment.
The voting shares, which amounted to 42.8 million, were bought at Rs.14.20 per share, for a consideration of Rs.608 million, while the non-voting shares, amounting to 19.2 million, were bought at Rs.9.60 a share.
LOLC Group acquires Hemas Group’s Serendib Hotels 15 December 2020 11:57 am - 0
LOLC Group today acquired the hospitality arm of Hemas Holdings PLC in a deal worth over Rs.600 million.
Brokers said Hemas Holdings this morning divested its entire stake of 42.8 million shares of Serendib Hotels PLC, which constitutes to 56.6 percent of the issued shares of the company to LOLC Group.
The shares were purchased at Rs.14.20 each. The net asset value of Serendib Hotels PLC as at September 30, 2020 was Rs.18.78.
The acquisition will trigger a mandatory offer.
Serendib Hotels PLC owns and operates Avani Bentota Resort at Bentota, formerly known as Serendib Hotel.