Colony Capital

Colony Capital is a US-based company with headquarters in Santa Monica, California.

As a financial investor, the company has particularly focused on the acquisition of real estate and businesses in the hospitality and casino industry. The company was founded in 1991 by Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. in California.

2000, the hotel company Resorts International Holdings was acquired in Nevada, which include its U.S. locations The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in New Jersey, Bally 's Casino Tunica in Mississippi and the LVH - Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (formerly Las Vegas Hilton) in Nevada belong.

2005, Colony Capital acquired the hotel company Raffles International. For the chain include 41 hotels and resorts under the Raffles, Fairmont and Swissôtel brands in 35 countries, including the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, the most famous hotel in the chain.

In 2006, Colony Capital, the French football club Paris SG from the French television channel Canal , which was owned by PSG since 1991. 2011 Colony Capital sold 70 percent of its shares in the group of investors Qatar Sports Investment ( QSI ) from Qatar.

2008 was purchased by Michael Jackson Neverland Ranch.

In 2010, Colony Capital acquired on the acquisition of the film company Miramax Films from Disney through a corporate conglomerate that Ron Tutor led.

Together with the French investor Eurazeo keep 2011, approximately 30 percent of the French hotel company Accor and dissolved in 2011 the head of the company by the French manager Denis Hennequin.