LOS ANGELES, CA, March 28, 2012—Encouraged by positive metrics and the return of capital to the hospitality sector, the 22nd edition of Meet the Money®, the hospitality industry’s leading financial conference, is poised to bring together lenders, developers, hotel owners, operators and investors for two days of deal making May 7 – 9, 2012, at the Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
“As the economy and hotel fundamentals continue to improve, there is a sea level change in the availability of hotel financing,” said conference founder Jim Butler (top right photo), author of www.HotelLawBlog.com and chairman of the Global Hospitality Group® of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM).
“There is a lot of capital available to finance acquisitions, refinance existing loans based on current cash flow, and even some development opportunities, and it seems that interest is accelerating.”
More than 100 industry leaders are confirmed as speakers and scheduled to talk in more than 25 sessions at this year’s conference, under a theme of “Rise Above the Global Financial Tempest.”
Attendees will hear from PKF Consulting’s Mark Woodworth (top left photo), Vail Brown (middle right photo) from Smith Travel Research, Suzanne Mellen(lower left photo) of HVS and Greg Hartman (lower right photo) of Jones Lang LaSalle.
“Meet the Money® has evolved from a breakfast meeting in 1990 to a day and a half event attracting the leaders of the US hospitality industry and the investors who finance them,” Butler said.
“The scope of the conference has grown in direct proportion to the number and complexity of the issues the industry faces. That’s why we consistently attract almost 400 senior hotel industry executives every year from around the world.”
The conference registration fee is $950. For more information, to register or learn how to become a Meet the Money® sponsor, please visit www.MeetTheMoney.com or contact Diane Phillips at (310) 785-5320 or at dphillips@jmbm.com.
To contact Jim Butler, who is recognized as one of the top hotel lawyers in the world and a hotel industry thought leader, contact him directly at 310.201.3526 or at jbutler@jmbm.com.
Contact:
Jerry Daly, Chris Daly
Daly Gray Public Relations
(703) 435-6293
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