Company:7 Days Inn

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7 Days Group Holdings Limited
TypePrivate
ex-NYSESVN
IndustryHotel
Founded2005
HeadquartersGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
Websitewww.7daysinn.cn
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7 Days Group Holdings Limited[1] (NYSE: SVN), operating as 7 Days Inn (Chinese: 7天酒店; pinyin: Qītiān Jiǔdiàn; Jyutping: Cat1 tin1 zau2 dim3), is a Chinese budget hotel chain. It was established in 2005.[2] It has its headquarters in the Creative Industry Zone[note 1] in Haizhu District, Guangzhou.[3][4]

History

7 Days Inn was established in 2005. Guangzhou was the location of the company's founding.[5]

In 2006, Warburg Pincus invested US$10 million. In 2007, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Warburg Pincus further invested a combined total of US$95 million.[2] In 2008, Actis Capital led a US$65 million investment in 7 Days Inn, in which Warburg Pincus again participated.[6] Despite losses amounting to ¥209.9 million (US$30.8 million) in 2008 and ¥9.3 million (US$1.4 million) in the first three quarters of 2009, it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2009, issuing 10.1 million American Depositary Shares (representing 20.6% of the company) at US$11/share, raising a total of $111.1 million. CEO Zhang retained a 13.4% stake. 7 Days Inns' failure to turn a profit up to that point meant they were unable to make an offering of A shares in China.[7]

In 2013 Plateno Hotels Group bought 7 Days Inn for US$688 million, took the company private, and made it into Plateno's wholly owned subsidiary; this meant 7 Days Inn was no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange.[5]

In 2015 Jinjiang Hotels bought 81% of Keystone Lodging, now the parent company of 7 Days Inn, for 8.3 billion renminbi (US$1.3 billion),[8] which meant it now controlled 7 Days Inn.[9]

Overview

A 7 Days Inn at Tongjiang Street, Daoli District, Harbin

7 Days Inn is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. In 2008, it ranked as China's fifth-biggest hotel chain, with plans to triple their number of locations to 200.[6] (As of 2009) its CEO is Zheng Nanyan.[note 2][7] The group is a sponsor of the French football club OGC Nice.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. 创意园; 創意園; Chuàngyìyuán; cong3 ji3 jyun4
  2. 郑南雁; 鄭南雁; Zhèng Nányàn

References

  1. "About." 7 Days Inn. Retrieved on October 24, 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "China's 7 Days Inn gets $95 mln from three foreign investors", MarketWatch, 2007-09-05, http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinas-7-days-inn-gets-95-mln-from-three-foreign-investors, retrieved 2011-05-01 
  3. "Company Profile ." 7 Days Inn. Retrieved on October 24, 2012. "5C-11 Creative Industry Zone, 397 XinGangZhong Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510310, People’s Republic of China"
  4. "about_building.html ." (Select the "联系方式" tab) 7 Days Inn. Retrieved on October 24, 2012. "【总部】广州市海珠区新港中路397号TIT创意园5C大道11号"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Liu, Xiaozhuo (2013-07-18). "7 Days economy hotel chain sold". China Daily. http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-07/18/content_16795235.htm. Retrieved 2018-01-25. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "UK's Actis leads $65 mln invest in China's 7 Days", Forbes, 2008-10-16, https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2008/10/16/afx5562334.html, retrieved 2011-05-01 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Liu, Weixun (刘伟勋 Liú Wěixūn) (2009-11-23), (in zh)The Economic Observer, http://www.eeo.com.cn/industry/weekly_firms/2009/11/23/156348.shtml, retrieved 2011-05-01 
  8. Ren, Shuli (2015-09-21). "Why Shanghai Jinjiang Hotels Is A Buy". Barron's, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.. https://www.barrons.com/articles/shanghai-jinjiang-buys-81-stake-in-7-days-hotel-for-1-3-billion-1442797719. Retrieved 2018-01-25. 
  9. Eisen, David (2015-09-21). "China's Jin Jiang buys controlling stake in budget 7 Days". Hotel Management. https://www.hotelmanagement.net/transactions/china-s-jin-jiang-buys-controlling-stake-budget-7-days. Retrieved 2018-01-25. 

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