About The Conference
iGlobal Forum was pleased to host the 2nd Global Hospitality & Lodging Investment Summit in New York City! This exclusive one-day event covered all of the critical issues and information investors need to succeed in today’s highly competitive hospitality arena. Through dynamic discussion and debate, the event examined the global outlook for the hospitality sector along with the most promising opportunities and potential threats. The leading experts in the field assessed and evaluated investment opportunities across the entire capital markets spectrum including public & private equity and debt, mezzanine financing, REITs and CMBS for new construction, acquisition and refinancing. The event provided the perfect platform needed by hotel investors, REITs, owners and operators, financiers/lenders, investment bankers, developers, franchisors and asset managers to network and meet face-to-face.
Key Topics Covered
- Snapshot of Current Climate for Hospitality Investing
- What are the Hottest Hospitality Markets and Sectors?
- 2012 Transactions—What Have We Learned?
- Private Equity Preferences—Where’s the Smart Money Going?
- Investing in New Hotel Development: Proceed with Caution
- Strategies for Managing and Mitigating Risk in the Hospitality Industry
- Hotel REITs: Still Going Strong
- Tapping the Capital Markets: Availability of Debt Financing for Hotels
- Dealing with Distressed Hotel Properties: Is There Life After Debt?
Network With Leading
- Institutional and Private Equity Investors
- Hotel REITs and Investment Companies
- Hotel/Real Estate Lenders and Financiers
- Hotel Owners and Operators
- Hotel/Real Estate Investment Bankers
- Hotel Developers
- Hotel Franchisors & Franchisees
- Hospitality Asset and Property Managers