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Bidders circle Spanish hotel chain

Investment group Eurazeo and the hotel manager Westmond Hospitality Group are bidding to takeover the Ayre hotels chain, according to media reports in Spain.

The company, which is part-owned by El Corte Inglés and the Palladium Hotel Group, is attracting offers of more than €135 million, Spanish newspaper Eje Prime reported. 

Ayre has a number of hotels in Spain, including in Barcelona, Madrid and Cordoba. It is described as being the “urban hotel brand of the Palladium Hotel Group”.