InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has acquired the Ruby brand and related intellectual property from Ruby SARL for an initial purchase consideration of €110.5m ($116m). Ruby is a high-end urban lifestyle brand catering to modern travellers in top city destinations,

IHG will acquire the Ruby hotel brand in a deal worth up to €291.5 million ($305.7 million). Its 20th brand is big in Europe.

Led by increases in revenue per available rooms (“RevPAR”) in Europe and the Americas which offset continued losses in China, InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) realized a 15% improvement in its profitability as revenue increased by 7% to $2.