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M&A · Industrials · Hotels & Motels

Hyatt Hotels Corp to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.

Announced Feb 10, 2025 · Closed Jun 16, 2025

Deal value$2.60BEV $2.50B
Premium40.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA9.2x2.6x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$13.50 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Hyatt Hotels Corp (H)
Target
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (PLYA)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$13.50
Enterprise value
$2.50B
Status
Closed Jun 16, 2025

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
BofA Securities, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo
To the target
PJT Partners
PJT Partners fee
$26.2M

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
86 in the prior 24 months
Premium
40.0% vs. 35.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
9.2x vs. 9.1x sector median
Break fee
Sector median 2.7%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 10, 2025
  2. Tender offerFeb 24, 2025
  3. ClosedJun 16, 2025

Valuation · fairness opinions

Future share price$10.25$12.25
Discounted cash flow$11.75$14.00
Leveraged buyout$9.75$12.25
Analyst price targets$8.00$12.50
Offer $13.50

Implied value per Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. share by analysis, from PJT Partners.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Feb 10, 2025

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.