We use cookies to improve your browsing experience on our website, analyze site traffic and personalize content. By closing the message or continuing to browse this site, you agree to the use of cookies as explained in our Privacy Policy.

Skip to main content

newsroom

Company Updates

New 5-Year, $500 Million Credit Facility Sets Path for Growth of Orange Lake Resorts

Posted April 4, 2019

ORLANDO, FLA. (April 4, 2019) – Orange Lake Resorts, home to the Holiday Inn Club Vacations® brand, announced a new 5-year, $500 million revolving credit facility that will provide additional flexibility to support the company’s future growth strategy. SunTrust Bank is the lead bank.

“Our long-term relationship with SunTrust and our bank group has helped fuel our tremendous growth,” said Orange Lake Resorts President and CEO Tom Nelson. “We are excited to expand this important relationship, as the enhanced credit facility will provide the funding and flexibility to continue expanding our business well into the future.”

“SunTrust’s relationship with Orange Lake Resorts spans more than 20 years and we are proud to support its continued growth and success,” said SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Managing Director Andy Lee. “Orange Lake Resorts is uniquely positioned to take advantage of additional expansion opportunities and we look forward to partnering with the company to help them achieve their goals.”

Orange Lake Resorts continues its aggressive growth with recent property acquisitions in New Orleans and the Lake Tahoe area, as well as expanding its corporate campus in Orlando. The company has grown from four resort properties in 2008 to 28 today. It is also well-positioned for future growth with the recent announcements of the 100-year IHG global strategic alliance and a significant minority investment by private equity firm KSL Capital Partners.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Regions Bank and Citizens Bank, N.A., acted as Joint Lead Arrangers for the new revolving credit facility. SunTrust Bank will serve as the Administrative Agent. The law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Orange Lake Resorts in this transaction.


About Orange Lake Resorts
Orange Lake Resorts encompasses 28 resorts and 7,600 villas in the U.S., with more than 350,000 timeshare owners and 5,000+ employees.

Orange Lake Resorts, a leader within the vacation ownership industry with more than three decades of proven success, operates Holiday Inn Club®. The Holiday Inn Club Vacations® brand was created in 2008 through a strategic alliance with IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies. The flagship Holiday Inn Club Vacations property in Orlando, Fla., located next to the Walt Disney World® Resort, was established in 1982 by Holiday Inn® founder Kemmons Wilson. For more information on Holiday Inn Club Vacations or to book reservations, visit holidayinnclubvacations.com. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hiclubvacations or Twitter at twitter.com/hiclubvacations.