KSL Capital Partners bags majority stake in Sereno Hotels

Sereno Hotels is the owner-operator of Il Sereno and its sister resort, Le Sereno.

  • The Contreras family will remain significant investors in Sereno
  • Luis Contreras, Sereno’s founder and CEO, will continue to lead the company
  • KSL Capital is a private equity firm that invests in travel and leisure sectors

KSL Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Sereno Hotels, the owner-operator of Il Sereno and its sister resort, Le Sereno.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

Il Sereno is located on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, and Le Sereno is on the beach at Grand Cul de Sac on the island of St Barthelemy, Gustavia.

The Contreras family will remain significant investors in Sereno.

“What Luis and his family have created is unparalleled, and we could not be more excited about what the future will bring for Sereno and to work with a partner that shares our vision and values,” said Martin Edsinger, principal at KSL Capital Partners.

Luis Contreras, Sereno’s founder and CEO, will continue to lead the company.

KSL Capital is a private equity firm that invests in travel and leisure sectors. The firm is based in Denver, Colorado.