French Hotelier Accor Is Said to Weigh SPAC Listing This Year

  • Accor SPAC could look at deal in lifestyle, leisure sectors
  • The SPAC listing could raise as much as 300 million euros

The Accor SA logo on the Sequana Tower skyscraper in Paris.

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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French hotel company Accor SA is weighing listing a special purpose acquisition company that could target a deal in sectors including lifestyle and leisure, according to people familiar with the matter.

Accor is speaking with advisers about listing a SPAC in Europe as soon as this year, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details aren’t public. Accor is considering raising 200 million euros ($244 million) to 300 million euros, one of the people said.