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

18 April 2018 – It’s almost May, so our annual Meet the Money® Conference is almost here! JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® will host the 28th year of our national hotel finance and investment conference May 7-9, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency LAX.

This must-attend event gives you access to plenty of efficient networking and the latest insights into industry trends and strategies.

The industry’s top hotel owners, developers, operators, brands, investors, lenders, and other capital providers come together every year at Meet the Money to share their expertise and explore opportunities. Our friendly environment makes it easy and comfortable to connect and negotiate deals.

We’re proud to have the participation of distinguished and knowledgeable speakers and sponsors from over 70 of the hotel industry’s top capital sources, brands, investors, developers, and consultants.

They’ll be offering their expertise on this year’s panel discussions and special presentations, including:

  • Panels full of active capital providers
  • Updated industry data, economic developments, trends and expectations
  • High-level insight from C-Suite executives
  • Interactive discussions on construction financing, development, select service, and transactions in today’s market

If you’re seeking private equity for a project, don’t miss our special Monday afternoon session, Meet the Equity: A Private Equity Strategies Workshop. This dynamic discussion of the most effective practices for raising equity in hotel acquisitions and developments will take place on Monday afternoon, May 7. Jonathan Falik of JF Capital Advisors and Guy Maisnik, Vice Chair of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group will lead a panel of private equity experts in a seminar on how they evaluate requests for capital and what makes certain deals attractive to them. This workshop is free for all registered for the conference.

Who will you meet this year, and how might that impact your upcoming deals and projects? Join us at Meet the Money® 2018 and expand your network and your horizons for 2018 and beyond. Register today to secure your spot!

Who’s coming to Meet the Money 2018?

A&B Hotel Management Investment ABA Development Accor Hotels ACS Architects Aimbridge Hospitality Amber Hotel Company Anderson Hospitality Consultants Apple Hospitality REIT Arris Investments Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Ashford Hospitality Prime Baker Tilly Capital Bank of the Ozarks Bergstrom Capital Advisors BLLA BMO Harris Bank Caesars Entertainment Canyon Partners Real Estate CapitalSource CBRE CBRE Hotels Chicago Title Company CHMWarnick City National Rochdale CleanFund CMB Regional Centers Coast Hotels Commonwealth Land Title Company Condor Hospitality Trust Connolly Hospitality Advisors Cypress 16 Davis Hotel Capital DCSG Developments East West Bank Equinox Hospitality Equis Hospitality Management Fidelity National Title FRB Realty Capital G6 Hospitality Gatehouse Capital Gehr Hospitality GF Management Global Hotel Network GRP Capital Hall Structured Finance Harvest Miami Real Estate Group HEI Hotels & Resorts HFS Concepts4 Highland Group HMV Hodges Ward Elliott Horvath Hospitality Funding Hospitality Unlimited Investments Hotel Business Hotel Management Hotel Online HotelAVE HotelExecutive.com HotelNewsNow.com HREC HSBC – North America HVS Hyatt Hotels Corporation iBorrow LP ICBC USA ICONA Resorts IHG Innsight Hotel Management Group Interstate Hotels & Resorts Jameson and Company JF Capital Advisors JLL JMB Financial Advisors JMBM

Kamla Hotels KHP Capital Partners Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Kirkwood Collection Kiwi Hospitality Knowhere Holdings Kushner LaSalle Nova Capital Markets of Chicago Live Oak Bank The Lodging Conference Lodging Development Group Lodging Magazine Lowe Enterprises Investors LW Hospitality Advisors Manhattan Hospitality Advisors Marcus Hotels & Resorts Marin Management MetWest Ventures Miller Law Group NABHOOD NEBO Hotel Finance Neil Locke & Associates Noble Investment Group Northern Arizona University Pacific Street Capital Pacifica Hotels Parkwest GC Partner Engineering and Science Perez & Rodriguez Performing Equity Petra Risk Pinnacle Advisory Group West Point Hospitality Group Prime Finance Prism Hotels & Resorts Prospera Hotels Pyramid Hotel Group Radisson Hotel Group Related Fund Management Rider Levett Bucknall RLHC RLJ Lodging Trust RO Consulting Robert W. Baird RobertDouglas Rockbridge Capital Ryebridge Capital SiO Hospitality Snyder Nationwide Real Estate Starwood Property Trust StepStone Hospitality Stewart Title Company Stonehill Strategic Capital Stout Risius Ross STR Strategic Realty Capital Summit Investment Management T2 Hospitality TMC Financing Trigild Trilogy Spa Holdings Trump Hotels Two Roads Hospitality Uglobal Valencia Group Vertex Realty Advisors Viceroy Hotel Group Washington Holdings Western Securities Limited Wilson Meade Commercial Real Estate Woodbine Development Corporation WoodSpring Hotels Woodspring Suites Yotel

This is Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com and hotel lawyer, signing off. Please contact us if you would like to discuss any issues that affect your hotel interests or see how our experience might help you create value and avoid unnecessary pitfalls. Who’s your hotel lawyer?