What are the secrets to financing a hotel project today? Who are the "active" hotel lenders and equity providers now? Who likes to finance hotel development and construction? Hotel mixed-use?
By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
Hotel lawyer reporting from the "Gateway to hotel finance." I have received more telephone calls, e-mails and inquires through
A lot of hotel developers and investors are telling us that they want to "Meet the Money®" and we can help them do just that! On May 3, 2007, we will have the largest gathering of hotel capital providers -- hotel debt, hotel mezzanine and hotel equity investors -- in the 17 years we have run our Meet the Money® conference. You can check out the program schedule, speakers, and register online at
Huge pent up demand for hotel financing.
Why are so many hotel developers, owners and investors contacting me, and why now? I am not sure why I have received such a flood of inquiries lately -- maybe it's our Global Hospitality Group's® dominating international profile or maybe more new construction hotel mixed-use projects are struggling to find financing. In fact, "obtaining the right financing" was one of the top two concerns of the hotel developers surveyed after The Hotel Developers Conference™ in March. But whatever the reason, the search for hotel financing is timely and we can help!
Gateway to hotel finance.
JMBM's Global Hospitality Group likes to think of itself as the "Gateway to hotel finance." We are not lenders or mortgage brokers, but we are more than "just" great hotel lawyers. We are also hospitality consultants and business advisors. We are deal makers. We can help find the right operator or capital provider. We know who to call and how to reach them. We are a major gateway of hotel finance, facilitating the flow of capital with our legal skill, hospitality industry knowledge and ability to find the right "fit" for all parts of the capital stack. Because we are part of the very fabric of the hotel industry, we are able to help clients identify key business goals, assemble the right team, strategize the approach to optimize value and then get the deal done.
How do you get the right financing for your hotel project? You can search the internet and find valuable resources like our Annual Outlook ("How will you finance your hotel project in 2007? Part I and Part II)
You can spend a lot of time setting up appointments to try to see who is doing what this week, or you can come to Meet the Money® and -- as the name suggests -- take advantage of this unique forum to meet the most active providers of debt and equity financing for hotels today. And it is in an ultra-efficient one-day format so you can "meet everybody who is anybody in hotel finance," get done what needs to be done, and get back to your main business.
Time is short. The event takes place in 3 weeks and you don't want to miss this. So check out the details at
AEW Capital Management, AFC Hotel Finance Group, American Property Management, Aries Capital, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Atlas Hospitality Group, Baupost Group, Behringer Harvard Funds, Berkshire Capital Financial, Boutique Club, California Hotel & Lodging Association, Canyon Capital Realty Advisors, Capmark Finance, CapStar Hotel Company, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, CB Richard Ellis, Champ Hospitality, Chicago Title, Choice Hotels International, CIT Group, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, Countrywide Home Loans, CWCapital, Dolce International, Eagle Hospitality Properties, Forestpark Capital Advisors, Fortress Investment Group, Fremont Investment & Loan, Gatehouse Capital Corporation, GE Capital Solutions Franchise Finance, Hardage Suite Hotels, HEI Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hotel Business, Hospitality Real Estate Counselors, HREC Investment Advisors, HSH Nordbank, HVS International, Integrated Capital, Integrity Hospitality, InterContinental Hotels Group, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, iStar Financial, JER Partners, JLC Hospitality Consulting, Joie De Vivre Hospitality, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, KeyBank Real Estate Capital, Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, Lambert Investments, Lehman, Lodging Unlimited, Lowe Enterprises Investors, Manhattan Hospitality Advisors, Marriott International, Marsh USA, Miraval, Morgans Hotel Group, Palladian Development, Perry Real Estate Partners, PKF Consulting, PNC Real Estate Finance, Principal Real Estate Investors, Prism Hotels, R & R Global Hospitality Group, Redwood Capital Advisors, Rockbridge Capital, S&P Destination Properties, San Diego National Bank, Scotia Capital (USA), Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Smith Travel Research, Sonnenblick-Eichner, Sonnenblick-Goldman, Stanford Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Stonebridge Companies, Sunstone Hotel Investors, T.R. ENGEL Group, Tarsadia Hotels, Textron Financial Corporation, Thayer Lodging Group, The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, The Athens Group, The Bankers Bank, The Greenwich Group International, The Hotel Group, The Plasencia Group, The Royal Bank of Scotland, TIAA-CREF, Trinity Hotel Investors, Triyar Hospitality, Vacation Finance, Valencia Group, Warnick & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Windsor Capital Group, Winston Hotels, WTS International, Wyndham Hotel Group, and XE Capital Management.
So come Meet the Money®. See you on May 3rd!
Jim Butler
Chair, Global Hospitality Group
+1-310-201-3526
JMBM