Savills has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Hotelivate, a leading hospitality advisory platform across South Asia. Through this strategic investment, the two firms will combine their strengths to create an institutional-grade advisory platform under the unified brand, Hotelivate-Savills.
Importantly, this move comes at a pivotal time for hospitality markets across the Asia-Pacific region. Strong operating performance, expanding branded supply, and rising cross-border capital flows have repositioned hotel and branded residence assets as core institutional real estate. As a result, owners and investors increasingly seek integrated advisory platforms that can deliver sector expertise, capital structuring, and transaction execution within a single framework.
Over the past decade, Hotelivate has built one of the region’s most respected specialist hospitality advisory platforms, serving owners, developers, operators, and institutional investors. The firm provides services across strategy, feasibility, operator selection, asset management, and transactions. Notably, its offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Dubai, Jakarta, and Singapore will continue operations while gaining enhanced access to Savills’ broader regional network.
The newly formed Hotelivate-Savills platform will combine deep hospitality sector expertise with Savills’ full-service real estate capabilities spanning capital markets, valuations, transactions, project management, and cross-border advisory across more than 70 countries. Consequently, the integrated model aligns strategy, capital advisory, and execution from the outset, offering a seamless client experience.
Commenting on the development, Martin Fidden, CEO of Savills Asia Pacific (ex-Greater China), said, “South Asia is a priority market for Savills in APAC, and this acquisition reflects our strong commitment to its long-term growth. Our continued investments position us well to expand into specialist areas like hospitality advisory.”
Meanwhile, Anurag Mathur, CEO of Savills India, added, “This marks an important step in the evolution of Savills in India. Eight years into our journey, we have reached the scale and organizational maturity to invest selectively in specialist capabilities aligned with market opportunities. We are delighted to welcome Hotelivate to Savills. With strong tailwinds across South Asia’s hospitality sector, this investment strengthens our offer and enables us to deliver deeper, more integrated advisory services to clients across the region.”
Sharing his perspective, Manav Thadani, Founder and Chairman of Hotelivate, said, “We have built Hotelivate as a sector-focused advisory platform grounded in relationships, market insight, and deep specialization. This investment by Savills enables us to scale that platform in a more institutional manner, enhancing our ability to serve increasingly sophisticated investors while preserving the sector depth that defines our firm.”
Savills’ acquisition of a majority stake in Hotelivate marks a strategic expansion into the high-growth hospitality advisory segment. By combining global reach with specialized expertise, Hotelivate-Savills is poised to redefine advisory standards in South Asia, catering to increasingly complex investment and development needs in the evolving hospitality landscape.
