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Locations
- Aachen
- Antwerp
- Berlin
- Bremen
- Brighton
- Brussels
- Budapest
- Cologne
- Copenhagen
- Dortmund
- Dresden
- Dusseldorf
- Edinburgh
- Florence
- Frankfurt
- Graz
- Hamburg
- Leipzig
- London
- Milan
- Munich
- Nuremberg
- Prague
- Rotterdam
- Salzburg
- Stuttgart
- Venice
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Weimar
CATEGORIES
We are expanding through leases and acquisitions
a&o’s strategy is to target existing properties and to grow through freehold acquisition or long-term leases (20+ years).
By the way: a&o will invest up to 500 million euros in the coming years to implement our expansion philosophy. Here is our press release: Here
Existing hotels and hostels
- Budget to Midscale to Upscale hotels, unencumbered by brand, operator or tenant
- Room count: around 120 rooms (ranging from 70 to 200)
- Larger hostels (minimum 350 beds)
Conversion projects
- Conversion of obsolete and vacant offices buildings (or other asset classes, e.g. schools, factories, etc.)
- Purpose-built offices from 1960s to 1980s
- 5,000 sqm or more (min. 3,500 sqm max. 7,000 sqm)
Location
- City centre locations, or up to 15 minutes away from city centres via public transport (train stations, metro and tube)
Leases and acquisitions
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Leases with family offices and institutional investors
- Lease existing hotels and hostels from owners and re-brand
- Work with investors to lease newly-acquired properties*
- Acquisition of existing hotel and hostels or vacant offices building (subject to change of use) in gateway cities
Target geographic markets
For more detailed information, please check a&o Company Overview (PDF) and a&o IHIF Presentation (PDF)