OYO Acquires Chennai based Startup in all Cash Deal
OYO, the network of budget hotels recently made the acquisition of Chennai-based service apartment operator Novascotia Boutique Homes, which moreover marks the company’s first major takeover and proves its dominance in the market they operate.
The deal’s negotiations begun in last October and materialized last month. Despite OYO company executives’ opting to keep the financial details of the deal confidential, the company backed by SoftBank Group is rumored to have struck the Novascotia acquisition at around $1 million.
This deal is a significant landmark for the Gurgaon-based company as it marks its first all-cash deal for a brick-and-mortar company. Previously, OYO began negotiations to acquire smaller competitor Zo Rooms, but wrote off the deal in October 2017 after finding out th...