September 22, 2010

Hotel Lawyer in Phoenix at The Lodging Conference . . . If you are not here, you are missing out!

by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

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By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group®
Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com
22 September 2010

Hotel Lawyer with the latest pulse of the hotel industry from The Lodging Conference at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix Arizona.

The title of this blog says it all. This is the time and place to be - The Lodging Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. We called it at Meet the Money® in May, 2010, but the tide that started turning at the end of the first quarter 2010 has continued its flow and it seems to be unmistakable now. I expect to hear some very exciting things at the Conference here in the next few days.

I would describe the mood of the pre-conference gathering that started this evening as very "EXPECTANT." Expecting more and better in both transactions . . . and eventually . . . perhaps more slowly . . . better in the fundamentals of the hotel industry.

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September 15, 2010

Hotel Joint Ventures: Four Keys to Success

by the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®

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By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group®
Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com
15 September 2010

Hotel Joint ventures are springing up like weeds in the hotel industry.

Nearly two years after the collapse of the old economic order of easy money, the biggest players in the hotel industry are using the joint venture structure to seize opportunities for acquisitions and expansion.

But everyone knows joint ventures can be risky. Why is the JV model being used and is there a way to minimize the very real risks that exist in every joint venture?

In her article below, which was recently published by Hotel Business, hotel lawyer Catherine Holmes, a senior member of the JMBM Global Hospitality Group®, explains why the joint venture model is being used for hotel acquisitions and expansion, what inherent risks exist in the the JV structure, and offers "Four Keys to Success in Hotel Joint Ventures."

Cathy's straightforward and timely advice is based on her experience representing numerous hotel owners in the acquisition process, whether it is a debt or equity transaction, a joint venture, a public-private partnership, or a deal that requires a complex capital stack. She recently represented Formosa International Hotel Corporation in the acquisition of the Regent brand hotels with operations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean.


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