
Firmdale, the London boutique hotel chain which counts Halle Berry, Daniel Craig and John Travolta among its guests, has revealed that it has sold a 20% stake in the business to Swedish pharmaceuticals tycoon Lennart Perlhagen.
It is the first time that a significant stake in Firmdale has been sold to an external investor since it was founded in 1985 by husband and wife team Tim and Kit Kemp.