Background

Paradise Stay, headquartered in Madrid, (Paradise or The company) is a multinational group running premium hotel chains across Europe and the United States. This private unlisted company is known around the world for providing a luxurious staying experience to tourists and business travellers. The company reported c.40 million euros in revenue in the year 2022 resulting in a c.3.40 million profits after tax. Paradises revenue has grown modestly at a CAGR of c.4% over the last five years, although it witnessed a sharp decline of 52% in the bottom line in the year 2020 when the covidinduced pandemic struck. The hotel sector was among the hardest hit industries by the Covid 19 crisis. The occupancy levels declined to their lowest ever. However, when lockdowns started lifting, the occupancy rates gradually moved to their normal level. And now two years later, the tourism sector has fully recovered with domestic leisure leading the pathway. The outlook for the hotel industry is more positive for upcoming years, considering the rising demand for business-related travel. The management of the company is closely following the market and is looking at this opportunity to improve its financial returns.

Situation Overview

Given the recent developments, Paradises Board has appointed your team to provide your assessment and needs your help to restructure the liability side of the companys balance sheet. You have identified the below five instruments for achieving the objective: 1) Loan Against Property 2) Foreign Borrowings 3) Property Sale 4) Securitization 5) Refinancing You are free to use any of the instruments listed to restructure the liabilities, including a combination of these. You can either choose to reduce the debt or you can choose to use more leverage and take advantage of trading on equity. Or you can choose to refinance your liabilities with options more favourable. Your ultimate objective is to minimize the cost of funds and maximize returns for the company. Also, you would be required to ensure that you generate enough earnings to repay any new liabilities you undertake. You may also attempt to maximise the utilisation of additional cash if generated.