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The Fund
The SHUAA Saudi Hospitality Fund I (the “Fund”), a
Shari’a compliant closed-end real estate investment fund organized
and existing under the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (the “Kingdom”), offered as a private placement and regulated
by the CMA in accordance with the Investment Funds Regulations and
the Real Estate Investment Funds Regulations.
Investment Objective
The primary objective of the SHUAA Saudi
Hospitality Fund I, L.P. is to provide Investors with long term
capital appreciation through the acquisition, development and
operation of hotel properties and hospitality- related developments
as well as related opportunistic real estate developments and/or
acquisitions in the Kingdom.
Investment Strategy
The Fund’s Investments shall consist of developing
up to eight hotel properties in six different cities across the
Kingdom.
The Fund expects that the Hotel component shall constitute the core
of any property, and one or more of the following components will be
built to capture the value added by the hotel component: serviced
apartments, serviced condominiums or any other hospitality related
facility, as well as commercial or recreational facilities.
All hotel components will be owned by the Fund and operated
exclusively by the Saudi subsidiary of Rotana under one of the
various Rotana hotel brands.
The Fund may sell all or a portion of any Property with a view to
maximizing profits.
Fund Management
The Fund Manager is SHUAA Capital Saudi Arabia, cjsc and the Fund Advisor is SHUAA Partners Limited.
Rotana Subsidiary
Rotana Subsidiary shall be incorporated in the
Kingdom as a limited liability company in which Rotana will hold
eighty percent (80%) and the Fund will hold twenty percent (20%).
Rotana subsidiary shall be granted the exclusive right to the Rotana
brands in the Kingdom and will manage the hotel components. Rotana
shall be the manager of the Rotana Subsidiary.
Roll-Out Plan
The Fund manager has developed a market study of
the hospitality sector in the Kingdom, which was approved by Rotana,
and from which Rotana and the Fund have derived and agreed upon the
“Roll-Out Plan” consisting of having the Fund build and develop
eight hotel properties in six different cities of the Kingdom as
follows:
- Riyadh: One 5-star property and one Centro property
- Jeddah: One 5-star property and one Centro property
- Al-Khobar: One 4-star property
- Jubail: One 4-star property
- Madinah: One 4-star property
- King Abdullah Economic City: A resort
The Fund manager and Rotana may alter this Roll-Out plan based on
market dynamics and the amount of aggregate capital commitments
raised.
Exit Strategy
The Fund manager and the Fund Board will actively
look to guide and position the Investments in a manner that will
allow for multiple exit opportunities, including sale of properties
(collectively or individually), IPO or refinancing.
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