Evan HurdLeading hospitality investment banking firm RobertDouglas announced the promotion of two senior members of the firm to the level of Managing Director. Evan Hurd, based in New York, and Christopher Ropko, based in San Francisco, have each contributed significantly to the firm's rapid growth working as advisors to private and institutional clients throughout North America. Evan Hurd focuses on advising clients in the sale, financing, and joint venture capitalization of institutional-quality hotel properties and portfolios throughout North America. Recent transactions led by Mr. Hurd include the sales of the 70 Park Avenue Hotel and Jade Hotel in Manhattan, the sale of the Ames Hotel in Boston, arranging the sale and subsequent financing of the Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson in Tarrytown, New York, and advising in the restructuring of a significant hotel portfolio in New York City. Prior to joining RobertDouglas in 2013, Mr. Hurd served as an acquisitions officer at Barings Real Estate Advisers (f.k.a. Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers), where he was involved in over $750 million of hotel acquisitions on behalf of a closed-end discretionary fund, Mass Mutual Financial Group, and other separate-account clients. Prior to that role, Mr. Hurd was a Director of Acquisitions at HEI Hotels & Resorts, and involved in numerous value-add transactions on behalf of HEI Hospitality Funds II & III. Mr. Hurd is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and is a regular speaker at industry events.