KSL Capital Partners is a
Private-equity firm based in
Denver, Colorado
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...
specializing in travel and leisure investments. Many of the investments have involved Colorado ski resorts.
Since its founding in 2005, the firm has raised more than $13 billion.
The company traces is roots to 1992 with the founding of KSL Recreation by
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its stra ...
(in particular
Henry Kravis), Mike Shannon and Larry Lichliter, all of whom had investments in the ski resorts in the
Vail, Colorado area. KSL Recreation became KSL Resorts, owning
Grand Wailea Resort, La Quinta Resort,
Doral Golf Resort,
Arizona Biltmore Hotel,
Claremont Resort, and
Lake Lanier Islands KSL Resorts was sold to
CNL Hospitality in 2004.
Shannon -- minus his two previous partners but with new partner Eric C. Resnik -- created KSL Capital Partners in 2005 following the 2004 sale of KSL Resorts.
Notable projects
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The Belfry
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Grove Park Inn
The Omni Grove Park is a historical resort hotel on the western-facing slope of Sunset Mountain within the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Asheville, North Carolina. It has been visited by various presidents of the United States and many other notable ...
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The Homestead
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La Costa Resort
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ClubCorp
ClubCorp is a privately held American corporation based in Dallas and is the largest owner and operator of private golf and country clubs in the country. It owns or operates more than 200 golf and country clubs and business, sports and alumni ...
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Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley)
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Alpine Meadows
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Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between W ...
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Blade (company), sponsor of NASDQ listing
References
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Links
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KSL Capital Partners(company website)
Private equity firms of the United States
Financial services companies established in 2005
Companies based in Denver