Hospitality giant Hyatt will soon acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts for about $2.6 billion, the corporation announced on Monday. Currently, Hyatt owns 9.4% of Playa's shares and when the acquisition is complete,

Hyatt Hotels Corporation H has announced an agreement stating the acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. PLYA in an all-cash transaction. Per the agreement, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hyatt will acquire all outstanding shares of Playa Hotels for $13.

The hotel company is adding to its all-inclusive resort portfolio with Playa’s 24 properties, with plans to flip the assets