Nakheel Hotel & Resorts will focus on building a portfolio of leading hotel and resort properties and strengthening Nakheel's regional and international alliances in the hotel, resort, hospitality and tourism sectors through acquisitions, Nakheel Hotel & Resorts will finance investments through private equity and debt finance sources as well as potentially other partners and investors. Nakheel Hotels and Resorts will strategically grow through franchising, acquisitions, and development. The company will seek to maximise growth and profitability in its investments by capitalizing and leveraging on the brand value of the groups existing assets and by leveraging the expertise and brand value of The Palm and other Nakheel projects.
'The formation of Nakheel Hotel & Resorts marks an important step forward for our group. As a corporate centre, the new company will create a conduit of opportunities and further enhance value by capitalizing on new market opportunities that complement and leverage our expertise and the reach of Nakheel projects on a regional and international basis. The growth plans and diversity of our group's portfolio requires us to develop innovative management structures and world class teams.'
'Nakheel Hotel & Resorts will bring together some of our most experienced and respected management talent from Dubai and internationally. I have appointed James Wilson as Chief Executive Officer Nakheel Hotel & Resorts LLC and have great confidence in the team and look forward to positive results. James has played a key role in helping us restructure and focus Nakheel and will continue leading the team to deliver Palm Jumeirah at the end of the year', said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.
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