Business
Saudi Prince May Get Stake in Four Seasons: Four Seasons Hotels Inc. said Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud offered to acquire a 25% stake in the Toronto hotel chain for $122.1 million.
Sept. 28, 1994
Las Vegas: Luxury facility, part of $700-million complex, will help casino company attract wealthier gamblers.
June 18, 1996
An effort by founder Isadore Sharp to find a buyer for Four Seasons Hotels Inc. is expected to spark a bidding war among industry heavyweights seeking to boost their presence in the luxury lodging market.
April 5, 1994
In a deal that demonstrates increasing Japanese interest in San Diego real estate, a group including a Japanese real estate investor and the Four Seasons Hotel chain has signed an agreement to build a luxury resort in Carlsbad costing more than $100 million.
May 24, 1989
I wonder what the workplace ethos will be in the luxury Four Seasons Hotel Inc. being taken private by a group led by Bill Gates and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (“Gates, prince in deal for Four Seasons,” Feb. 13).
Feb. 25, 2007
Saudi Prince Buys 25% of Four Seasons: Al Waleed ibn Talal ibn Abdulaziz al Saud made the tender offer for the Toronto-based group, which operates 44 luxury hotels in 19 countries.
Nov. 5, 1994
The offer by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and an investment firm owned by Bill Gates proposes to take the luxury hotelier private.
Nov. 7, 2006
Ty Warner, the creator of Beanie Babies, is starting to snap up premier hotels the way fans have collected his wildly popular stuffed animals.
May 24, 2000
Bill Gates and a Saudi investor agree to buy the operator of luxury hotels for $3.37 billion.
Feb. 13, 2007
World & Nation
The two sides in the 10-day-old New York hotel strike met for four hours, their longest session since the walkout began, but a union leader said there had been no progress.
June 11, 1985