Formosa International Hotels Corporation (FIHC), a Taiwanese hotel company, has acquired the Regent brand from Carlson Hotels. Formosa has said that the new Regent development will focus on partnering only with the very top developers creating bespoke mixed use properties.

It also wants to return to gateway cities such as Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles, London and Shanghai in addition to its current pipeline projects in Abu Dhabi, Bali, Bangkok, Doha, Dubrovnik, Gurgaon, Kuala Lumpur, Maldives, Phuket, and Puerto Rico.