Led by Chuck Bedsole, managing director and head of the firm's hospitality group, the asset management team is currently serving as an exclusive provider of hospitality asset management services for new luxury hotel-condominium properties in South Florida and also has an extensive background working with a range of hospitality projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.

"While the hotel asset management concept has existed for some time, the complexity of new mixed-use developments with substantial hospitality components has created a situation where there are very few asset managers that are able to offer the experience and sophisticated services necessary to meet the demands of these projects, particularly those associated with large scale, hotel-condo developments," said Mr. Bedsole.

Mr. Bedsole noted that hotel-condominium projects are among the most complex real estate assets to operate, manage and market. As a result, he says, an increasing number of developers are taking a highly strategic, forward looking approach toward this challenge by implementing formal asset management programs with an eye toward optimally managing the properties and maximizing their value over the long term. He adds that given the number of new hotel condominium developments in the pipeline, developers, capital sources, and even operators are likely to need services from asset managers experienced in large scale, hotel-condo developments going forward.

"Not only does A&M have a long track record advising clients throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America, the firm has significant hands on experience in the areas of finance, operations and marketing as well as extensive market knowledge and experience working on a variety of property types," he added. "This unique combination made forming a dedicated hospitality asset management team a natural evolution for our practice."

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