Beto Carrero and Playcenter team up to try to buy Hopi Hari

The parks Beto Carrero World and Playcenter have teamed up to present a proposal to purchase Hopi Hari, located in Vinhedo (SP), which has been facing a judicial reorganization process since 2016. Wet’n Wild, Senpar, RTSC and KR Capital are also part of of the group that made the proposal.

In a statement, the group states that the plan includes the repayment of the debt of R$ 250 million in the park and the forecast of more than R$ 150 million in investments for the recovery of the site.

The proposal was presented last Tuesday (26) and will be analyzed at the next Hopi Hari’s judicial reorganization meeting, scheduled for this Wednesday (3). According to the group, the plan has the support of creditors PrevHab and BNDES.

However, Hopi Hari questioned the proposal. In a statement, the park said that the interested group is basically composed of actors from their same field of activity, some of them direct competitors, which raises doubts about the true intentions of the proposal.

According to the company, organizing the movement on the eve of the meeting may be an attempt to destabilize the process, which could harm the enterprise and its creditors.

In addition, Hopi Hari disputes the legitimacy of the investor group to present an alternative payment plan proposal. According to the statement, not even the creditors themselves have the prerogative to do so and, since there is no legal possibility of considering the proposal, it is up to the creditors to decide on the fate of the companies, jobs and their credits.

“It is concluded that a last minute proposal, formulated by those who do not have transparent interests, as they are competitors, and also formulated under a condition, which allows its withdrawal at any time, is an element to disrupt the process, and worse , to influence the decision,” says the statement.

Serra Azul tourist district

The group that presented the proposal claims that the purchase of Hopi Hari “will be just the beginning of a major tourist investment in the region”.

The region of the cities of Vinhedo, Itupeva, Jundiaí and Louveira, about 75 km from the capital of São Paulo, has, in addition to Hopi Hari, attractions such as the Wet’n Wild park, the Quality resort, the SerrAzul shopping mall and the Outlet Premium. On November 30, the state government plans to inaugurate the Serra Azul tourist district in the region, in an area of ​​41 square kilometers in the cities.

The objective of the tourist district is to attract investments that consolidate the region’s leisure potential. To be considered a district, according to the decree approved by the São Paulo Legislative Assembly in June, it is necessary to have cultural, historical, environmental and economic interest, seafront or the presence of leisure complexes and theme parks.

The district has a steering committee, which draws up a master plan for the region’s tourism. Any work or modification done there needs the approval of the council and must follow the guidelines of the plan, and the goal is that only attractions that are related to the tourist activity are developed. Restaurants are welcome, factories are not.

To help attract investments, the law provides for tax benefits and access to credit.