7 Days Inn: An entrepreneur’s dilemma between public and private ownership

• Main Authors: LIM, Meng Ann, MATHUR, Sarita
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Finance; Privatisation; Public listing; Stock market performance; Private equity; Corporate governance; Budget hotels; Hospitality industry; China; Asia; Asian Studies; Corporate Finance; Hospitality Administration and Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/114; https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/1721
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The case starts with Alex Zheng, co-chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of 7 Days Inn, pondering over possible growth strategies for his company, the second largest economy hotel chain in China. Since its inception in 2005, 7 Days Inn had grown from a fledgling start-up to a leading budget ho...