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(May 2008) posted on Tue Jul 08, 2008 EDT


Interstate Hotels & Resorts is the latest U.S.-based management company vying for a share of the massive Indian hotel market. The third-party management giant has formed a 50-50 joint-venture partnership with JHM Hotels, India's largest independent hotel owner and developer, to operate and selectively invest in three- and four-star hotels that target business travelers. The partnership, JHM Interstate Hotels India, will serve as Interstate's platform for all hospitality-related activities in India and will be headquartered in New Delhi.

Interstate and JHM also agreed to a 50-50 $12.5 million investment to acquire an interest  in Duet India Hotels Ltd., a U.K.-based real estate investment fund dedicated to hotel investment in India, and in the fund's asset management group, Duet Hotels Asset.

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