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News | 09.01.12

Aqua Hotels and Resorts Sells Controlling Interest

In August 2012, Morrison Cohen represented Aqua Hotels and Resorts in a transaction in which Och Ziff Real Estate acquired a controlling interest in Aqua from Aqua's ESOP and its founder, Michael Paulin. Aqua is Hawaii's first boutique hotel chain, managing 16 boutique and budget locations in the Waikiki/Honolulu area and 7 resorts on Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii Island.

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