Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World, Completes Largest Equity Investment...

Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World, Completes Largest Equity
Investment Announced to Date in the Destination Club Industry for $210 Million

BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury destination club,
Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World (LRW), announced today that its
parent company, Club Holdings, LLC, received a commitment for $210 million in
equity from an undisclosed Forbes 400 investor. The transaction is the largest
infusion of capital announced to date for a luxury destination club, and is a
cornerstone of the Company's ten-year financing strategy.
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"Consumers considering membership in a destination club are looking not
just for exceptional quality of homes and services but for a club's financial
strength and security," said CEO Pete Estler. "This funding positions
Quintess, LRW as a dominant, long-term player in the luxury destination club
market."
"There are exceptional opportunities to develop and acquire luxury real
estate in the world's finest destinations on very favorable terms," said
Estler. "Our goal is to develop the largest portfolio of luxury homes in the
world with home assets in the multi-billion dollar range over a ten year
period."
The $210 million capital commitment will be used for the development of
new businesses, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and for real estate
development projects that further enhance the Club's current $300 million
dollar portfolio of private homes around the globe.
Last spring Club Holdings announced Quintess Future Fund 1 which provided
$125 million specifically for the development of new homes for the Club's
portfolio. The new capital commitment provides the Company with the capital
required to grow its business domestically and globally, invest in new sales
and marketing initiatives, and to explore strategic initiatives in new
business development and mergers and acquisitions.
About Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World
Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World is a luxury destination club
that creates highly personalized vacation experiences for its members.
Quintess, LRW provides its members with access to 70+ multimillion-dollar
residences in 30 international resort and city destinations, including Aspen,
Los Cabos, Florence, Hawaii, Jackson Hole, London, Napa Valley, New York City,
Paris and Tuscany, among countless others. As part of Quintess, LRW's
strategic partnership with The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., the club now
offers Q Leading Experiences at select member hotels of The Leading Hotels of
the World around the globe. With 425+ members, the club's member-to-home ratio
is below six-to-one-one of the lowest in the industry. The company remains
committed to financial transparency and full disclosure to its members and
continues the practice of providing its members with third party audited
financial statements. For more information, visit http://www.quintess.com.
SOURCE Quintess, The Leading Residences of the World

Pieter Ruig, +1-310-586-7140, pieter@murphyobrien.com, or Sharon Boorstin,
+1-310-586-7181, sboorstin@murphyobrien.com, both of Murphy O'Brien Inc., for
Quintess