Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy a stake in Rocco Forte Hotels Ltd. that could value the luxury hotels group at about €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said.
The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is frontrunner to acquire the holding, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. PIF may buy a significant minority in Rocco Forte Hotels, including a stake held by a fund linked to Italy’s state-owned lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA, they said.
The hotel group’s co-founder and chairman, the British-born businessman Rocco Forte, will retain control in any deal, according to the people. Deliberations are ongoing and there’s no certainty they’ll result in a transaction, they said. Other bidders could also emerge for the stake.
Representatives for PIF, Rocco Forte Hotels and CDP declined to comment.
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