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Hoffmann’s acquire three Palm Beach businesses


The Hoffmann Family of Companies has added three businesses to their list of hospitality companies: Palm Beach Tours & Transportation, Molly’s Trolleys, and Kirkland Event & Destination Services.

Palm Beach Tours & Transportation has been serving the South Florida area since its founding in 1999. The company serves both corporate clients as well as leisure customers throughout southeast Florida with its fleet of 24 luxury vehicles and best-in-class chauffeured transportation services. PBTT is a strategically planned addition to the Naples Transportation & Tours acquisition in 2018. NT&T is a provider of limousine and charter bus transportation in Southwest Florida, along with its subdivisions of Naples Trolley Tours, Segway Tours and Everglades Excursions.

Molly’s Trolleys was founded in 1998 and acquired by Critchett and Kirkland in 2018. Molly’s Trolleys operates 21 enclosed, air-conditioned trolleys for corporate and social occasions in and around Palm Beach County. The 30-passenger trolleys feature handicapped accessibility, padded bench-style seating, and interior woodwork.

In 2006, Paget Kirkland founded Kirkland Event & Destination Services, a leading, full-service DMC that specializes in full service, concept to completion event planning, offering services such as tours, activities, team-building, staffing, decor, entertainment, production, and speaker sourcing. Paget Kirkland leads the business and creates programs that fit every client’s needs. “I am excited that we are joining the Hoffmann Family of Companies and will continue to work with our existing, as well as new clients to offer an extended breadth of value added services,” Ms. Kirkland said.

David Hoffmann, the largest owner of commercial real estate in Naples, continues to follow his vision to grow the hospitality sector in South Florida. “After our recent acquisition of Marco Island Water Sports and Naples Beach Water Sports, I am excited to expand the list of companies to the east coast of Florida and bring on such strong leadership as John Critchett and Paget Kirkland have demonstrated.”

Marco Island and Naples Beach Water Sports were acquired in September, and the Hoffmanns show no sign of slowing down with expanding their “Disneyland for adults” vision. With last month’s acquisition of Hertz Arena and the Florida Everblades in Estero, the Hoffmann Family of Companies has rapidly expanded its hospitality business acquisitions in Naples, now covering both coasts of South Florida.

The Hoffmann Family of Companies has grown to a collection of 15 companies in Florida, with 27 brands, 29 properties, and over 1,100 employees. The next scheduled acquisition will be in the Sarasota area at the end of September.

Osprey Capital, the Hoffmann’s private family offices has diversified assets in executive search, real estate, oil distribution, insurance, public market investment, aviation and wine-making. Osprey has a presence in 27 countries with 96 properties nationwide and 170 operations worldwide.

For a full list of the companies, visit www.HoffmannFamilyofCompanies.com. ¦

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