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Island Global Yachting (IGY), one of the world's premier owner=, developers and managers of luxury marinas and yachting lifestyle destina=ions, announced that it has closed on its acquisition of Sun Resorts Inter=ational (SRI) and its subsidiary Sun Resorts Management (SRM). SRI and SRM=own and manage many of the top marinas in North America.
"We are pleased to bring the marinas of Sun Resorts Internatio=al into the global collection of IGY," said Andrew L. Farkas, CEO =f Island Global Yachting. "The strategic positioning of these prop=rties in the Caribbean definitely complements our existing assets and affo=ds us even greater opportunities to serve our yachting clientele. With thi= addition, boaters can travel throughout the region from St. Lucia, throug= the Dutch Antilles, into the British Virgin Islands, and on to St. Thomas=and always have the premier experience of an IGY marina."
IGY developments are not only enhancing and revitalizing their local a=eas, but the network of properties is setting new standards for service an= quality at marinas across the globe. IGY's signature marina, Yach= Haven Grande, has just opened in St. Thomas, USVI and can accommodate yac=ts ranging in size from 60 to 500 feet. Its facilities are considered by t=e industry to be the most technologically advanced and are complemented by=its upland development of world-class shopping, restaurants, entertainment=and recreational amenities, as well as residential units. Since its openin=, the marina has attracted some of the world's most spectacular pr=vate yachts.
Charles Garner, president of IGY, said, "Bringing the Sun Reso=ts' team and its portfolio of properties into the IGY family not o=ly gives us the leading position throughout the Caribbean, but also adds d=namic leadership across the company. With now over 5,000 slips, existing o= in development, and another 36,000 being planned, we are one of the large=t managers and developers of berths in the world."
Through its acquisition of SRM, IGY has now assumed management of an a=ditional 11marinas — seven in Texas and four in the Caribbean. Th= Caribbean facilities are: American Yacht Harbor, St. Thomas, USVI; Simpso= Bay Yacht Club, St. Maarten, NA; Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, Virgin Gorda,=BVI; and Village Cay Marina, Tortola, BVI. As a part of the transaction, IGY acquired American Yacht=Harbor in St. Thomas outright and all of SRI's interest in =he three other Caribbean facilities. The Sun Resorts acquisition adds 442 =ore berths to IGY's Caribbean offerings alone.
ABOUT ISLAND =LOBAL YACHTING From the islands of the Caribbean to azure waters of the Ar=bian Gulf and other beautiful yachting destinations around the world, IGY =s redefining the very idea of luxury marina experiences. Founded in 2005 b= Andrew L. Farkas, IGY focuses on acquiring, controlling and/or servicing =uxury-yacht marinas and the surrounding upland real estate properties. Island Global Y=chting marinas operate under the signature Yacht Haven Grande collection a=d the IGY series brands, as well as several private labels. Headquartered =n Fort Lauderdale, Florida, IGY also has offices in New York, NY; St. Thom=s, USVI; and Dubai, UAE. For more information, please visit http://www.igymarin=s.com/
We have no reference at the Recorder's office to SRI=or SRM.
With w=rm regards,
Cecile=/FONT>
