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Lemon Tree Targets 9,000-Room Fleur Portfolio, Eyes Demerger for Value Unlocking
- •Lemon Tree Hotels plans to expand its Fleur portfolio to 9,000 rooms before its proposed listing, backed by a ’4,000 crore capital deployment pipeline.
- •The company expects its ongoing demerger to create two distinct businesses and unlock long-term shareholder value.
- •Fleur will pursue acquisitions and developments over the next year, aiming for a listing in the second half of next calendar year, subject to regulatory approvals.
- •Lemon Tree acquired land in Mumbai's Bandra East for a 170-room Lemon Tree Premier hotel, with a total land cost of approximately ’170 crore.
- •The demerger will separate Lemon Tree's asset-light management business from Fleur's asset-heavy development platform, allowing independent valuation and aiming for over 25% annual growth in fee revenue for the management company.
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Lemon Tree plans to expand its Fleur hotel portfolio to roughly 9,000 rooms before its proposed listing in the second half of next calendar year. Backed by equity and debt, the company aims to deploy nearly ₹4,000 crore over three years through acquisitions and greenfield developments.
The demerger will separate Lemon Tree's asset-light management business from Fleur's asset-heavy development platform. This restructuring allows investors to value each distinct business independently, with the management company expecting over 25% annual fee revenue growth.
Lemon Tree acquired land adjacent to the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra East to build a 170-room Lemon Tree Premier hotel. The actual total land cost is about ₹170 crore, which includes a ₹50 crore premium paid to the government for FSI.
