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A 6 page paper discussing changes in Four Seasons' structure and ownership in 2007. The formerly-public company now is jointly owned by a Saudi prince and Bill Gates, with the founder retaining a 5% stake. The paper discusses competitive advantage, environmental conditions and strategy for the future. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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the Four Seasons name immediately are recognizable as being among the highest-end of the luxury hotel chains. Guests at any Four Seasons property know precisely what to expect and
that they can ask for practically anything during their stay at a Four Seasons hotel. Formerly operating only hotels in urban settings, Toronto-based
Four Seasons has branched out into also operating resorts in exotic locations. Shareholders voted to take the company private in April 2007 and it now is owned by an
Arab businessman who has grand plans for expansion over the next decade. 1. Case Study Founded in 1960, Four Seasons always has
been a luxury hotel operating in the highest range of pricing and service. During the early 1990s it operated only a handful of hotels sprinkled across affluent urban settings.
Today, the newly-private company tells site visitors, "Currently with 73 hotels in 31 countries, and more than 25 properties under development, Four Seasons will continue to lead the hospitality
industry with innovative enhancements, making business travel easier and leisure travel more rewarding" (About Us, 2007). Because the company is now private it
has no legal obligation to make its financial records public. Heinrich (2007), however, lists the companys one-year total return at 56 percent. Likely this high return has much
of its basis in the generous buyout offer of Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud and his partner in the venture, Microsofts Bill Gates. The purchase is
rumored to have been priced at about $3.8 billion, or "US$82 a share - a 28.4% premium over its closing price on Nov. 3, 2006 prior to the announcement" (Heinrich,
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