Acquired by Hilton in March 2024, Graduate Hotels is a collection of hand-crafted hotels that reside in dynamic
university-anchored towns in the U.S. and U.K. Each hotel pays homage to the heritage of its unique town through
cultural nods to the local community. Launched in 2014, there are currently more than 35 Graduate Hotels open or
in the pipeline across the U.S. and the U.K. Graduate Hotels is owned by Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners
(“AJ Capital Partners” or “AJ”), a Nashville-based vertically integrated real estate investment manager with a
portfolio of timeless businesses and brand platforms, founded by Ben Weprin in 2008.