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» December 31, 2008
Hotel Lawyers: What have we learned from "The Crash of 2008"? There are no shortcuts for due diligence!
Hotel Lawyers on lessons from The Crash of 2008. 2008 will go down as a terrible year in many regards. Global economies have come to the precipice of disaster. The Dow had its worst year since 1931 -- down 34% for the year, representing the loss of more than $7 trillion in wealth. Many trillions more evaporated from the value of both residential and commercial real estate. Consumer confidence is at its lowest point since they began keeping records. The unthinkable has happened with the fallen pillars of Bear Stearns, Lehman, Merrill Lynch, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and AIG. Even GE couldn't sell its commercial paper until the Fed stepped in to buy it. And then there is Bernard Madoff who bilked some of the most sophisticated investors in the world out an estimated $50 billion.
What was wrong with the mortgage mess, CMBS meltdown and Madoff? CONTINUE READING Posted In:
Please see "troubled hotel loans - workouts, bankruptcies & receiverships" for the latest articles on troubled hotels.
Hotel Lawyers on bankrupt condo hotel projects. The landscape is littered with condo hotel bankruptcies, foreclosures, workouts and investment opportunities. But as lenders hasten to clean up their balance sheets, and as opportunistic investors prepare to profit from buying at condo hotel foreclose or bankruptcy sales, or buying deep discount condo hotel debt or underlying assets, they should pause one moment. Unless they ask the right questions before they "jump" into the unknown, they may find themselves in a financially disastrous situation -- at any price.
From experience gathered by our Global Hospitality Group®'s team of hotel lawyers in more than 100 condo hotel and hotel condo projects in the last 5 years, here are the balance of the 100+ questions to ask BEFORE foreclosing on or buying condo hotel assets.
From experience gathered by our Global Hospitality Group®'s team of hotel lawyers in more than 100 condo hotel and hotel condo projects in the last 5 years, here are 100+ questions to ask BEFORE foreclosing on or buying condo hotel assets.
Hotel Lawyers on restructuring distressed condo hotels. Restructuring distressed condo hotel projects and loans secured by them is moving to the top of the list for many lenders, owners and investors. Condo hotel deals are so complex and varied that there is no single "silver bullet" to take care of all problems. Combining JMBM's legal and business experience in advising on more than 100 condo hotel and hotel condo deals with a veteran condo hotel expert, here is a 3-part article to explain: Part 1: the background and structure of the typical condo hotel, Part 2: critical differences between condo hotel restructurings and those with traditional hotels, and Part 3: a unique approach to working out some troubled condo hotel projects. CONTINUE READING Posted In:
Hotel Lawyers: Restructuring distressed condo hotels - Part 2
Restructuring distressed condominium hotel projects and workouts of defaulted condo hotel loans for profit opportunities now. Hotel lawyer on failed condo hotel turnarounds, workouts, bankruptcies and opportunistic investment. Part 2
Everyone needs to "share in the pain" required to effect a solution. Hotel Lawyers on restructuring distressed condo hotels. Restructuring distressed condo hotel projects and loans secured by them is moving to the top of the list for many lenders, owners and investors. Condo hotel deals are so complex and varied that there is no single "silver bullet" to take care of all problems. Combining JMBM's legal and business experience in advising on more than 100 condo hotel and hotel condo deals with a veteran condo hotel expert, here is a 3-part article to explain: Part 1: the background and structure of the typical condo hotel, Part 2: critical differences between condo hotel restructurings and those with traditional hotels, and Part 3: a unique approach to working out some troubled condo hotel projects. CONTINUE READING Posted In:
Hotel Lawyers: Restructuring distressed condo hotels - Part 1
Restructuring distressed condominium hotel projects and workouts of defaulted condo hotel loans for profit opportunities now. Hotel lawyer on failed condo hotel turnarounds, workouts, bankruptcies and opportunistic investment. Part 1
there is no single "silver bullet" Hotel Lawyers on restructuring distressed condo hotels. Restructuring distressed condo hotel projects and loans secured by them is moving to the top of the list for many lenders, owners and investors. Condo hotel deals are so complex and varied that there is no single "silver bullet" to take care of all problems. Combining JMBM's legal and business experience in advising on more than 100 condo hotel and hotel condo deals with a veteran condo hotel expert, here is a 3-part article to explain: Part 1: the background and structure of the typical condo hotel, Part 2: critical differences between condo hotel restructurings and those with traditional hotels, and Part 3: a unique approach to working out some troubled condo hotel projects.
"Out of the Panic and into Opportunities of a Lifetime" Is Theme for the 19th Annual Meet the Money® Conference
Hotel Financing Summit Set for May 5-7, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif., December 16, 2008--With the recent announcement of a full-blown recession, officials of Meet the Money®, the annual hotel financing summit, today announced the theme for its 2009 conference: "Out of the Panic and into Opportunities of a Lifetime." The 19th annual event will be held May 5-7, 2009, at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel near LAX in California.
Hospitality Lawyer: Troubled Hotel Loan Solution -- JMBM's SAVE® Program
Please see "troubled hotel loans - workouts, bankruptcies & receiverships" for the latest articles on troubled hotels. Hospitality Lawyer with something that every Lender and every Borrower with a troubled hotel loan should look at: a solution to unlock value in underwater hotel loans. This is something unique and timely as hotel bankruptcies loom large, and Borrowers contemplate "handing the keys back" to the Lender.
Hotel Lawyer Marta Fernandez: Winning the Hearts, Minds and Loyalty of Your Workforce BEFORE the Union Comes Calling
Hospitality Lawyer with insights on "What you CAN do NOW" . . . before the pending Employee Free Choice Act is adopted and the unions come calling. Today we are going to talk about a monumentally important event facing the hotel industry, that is almost certain to happen with Barack Obama's election. It is something that will affect virtually every hotel in the United States, and there is probably a very limited window of a few months that you can do something that will have a long lasting benefit for your hotel. But you have to act very soon.
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