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NEW YORK CITY-Morgans Hotel Group Co., based here, has priced its initial public offering of 18 million shares of its common stock at $20 per share. At closing, which is scheduled for Feb. 17, the hospitality company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $275 million.
The company will sell 15 million shares and selling stockholders will sell three million shares of their common stock. The company will not receive any proceeds from shares sold by selling stockholders. Morgans intends to use net proceeds of the offering to repay outstanding debt and preferred equity interests, to finance a portion of the acquisition of James Hotel Scottsdale and for general corporate purposes, including hotel renovations. Morgans Hotel Group Co. has also granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 2.7 million shares to cover any over-allotments.
The offering is being led by Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co., acting as joint book-running managers. Citigroup, Banc of America Securities LLC, Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, Jefferies & Co. and JMP Securities are acting as co-managers.
As previously reported by GlobeSt.com in the initial SEC filing, the company said it expects to "operate, own, acquire, redevelop and develop new hotel properties that are consistent with our portfolio in major metropolitan cities and select resort markets in the US, Europe and elsewhere. We believe that with the establishment of a public market for our common stock, the significant reduction of our debt through this offering, and our entry into a new revolving credit facility, we will have the financial flexibility to capitalize on our internal and external growth opportunities."
The firm owns or partially owns and manages a portfolio of nine luxury hotel properties in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London comprising more than 2,500 rooms. Its brands include Delano, Mondrian, Hudson, and Royalton; and restaurant and bar brands such as Asia de Cuba and Skybar.
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