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Geolo Capital

Thompson Hotel Nashville

Geolo Capital

We are supported by three generations of relationships developed by the Pritzker Family. The result: privileged access to people, projects and opportunities that enable us to source and close off-market transactions. From investments in household names such as Ticketmaster, Aidells, Thompson Hotels and Mandara Spa, Geolo has created value and cultivated world-class brands in four customer-facing industries: hospitality, entertainment, health-and-wellness and consumer products. Geolo is well-equipped to create innovative marketing, financial, and operating strategies that deliver exceptional value to investors.

With an extensive track record across real estate and operations, a powerful network and a deeply experienced management team, Geolo has created a real estate portfolio currently consisting of approximately 6,000 units acquired or under development across over 25 multifamily, hospitality, and mixed-use investments.

Hospitality Roots, Fundamental Real Estate Investment Values
Carmel Valley Ranch
Carmel Valley Ranch

Geolo Capital is a vertically integrated developer, investor, and lender for hospitality and multifamily real estate. The firm has deep and varied experience that provides perspective from all sides of the stakeholder relationship, allowing Geolo to be a far more astute investor and consistently deliver outsized returns through up and down cycles.

We have assembled a world-class vertically integrated team of professionals with expertise in acquisitions and financing; design, development, and construction management; operations and asset management; marketing; accounting and administration; and disposition services. Our team has a proven history of delivering together: Geolo principals and partners have all worked together in excess of five years, with many for much longer. Collectively, our principals and partners bring 150 years of hospitality real estate experience.

With deep roots in hospitality investment and operations, including the growth and creation of luxury and independent lifestyle hotel brands under the Two Roads Hospitality umbrella, Geolo brings a unique perspective to transactions across all sectors. We believe that multifamily and hospitality real estate is evolving at an accelerated pace; and as investors, Geolo can leverage its experiences, legacy performance and investments in rapidly growing proptech companies, to create long-term value in real estate.

Thompson Hotel DC
Thompson Hotel DC

Hotel Real Estate

Leveraging Geolo's track record of nearly 20 years, the firm is an active asset manager of its legacy portfolio that represents approximately 2,000 keys.

Geolo views its hospitality strategy through an opportunistic lens, as exemplified through its most recent sales of Ventana Big Sur ($2.5mm / key exit price) and the Hutton Hotel in Nashville (50% realized IRR).

Geolo will continue to draw on our pedigree in the space to evaluate new opportunities for hotel investment. We bring the resources and financial acumen of a private equity fund, paired with the agility of a family office, to evaluate investments for both long-term appreciation and risk-adjusted Internal Rates of Return. Geolo's investment thesis moving forward is focused on (1) building a long-term value-add portfolio of full-service resorts proximate to urban areas and in vacation destinations with inelastic consumer demand and (2) extended stay assets with the ability to keep labor and commodities costs in line with elastic consumer demand.

Atlas, Durham, NC
Atlas, Durham, NC

Multifamily Real Estate

Over the several years, Geolo has closed on equity investment commitments which represent more than 4,000 multifamily units and $1 billion of asset value across both development and acquisitions. Geolo has built its team to continue sustainable growth in the multifamily sector across high-growth markets nationally. Geolo brings its experience and track record as a developer and investor across complicated hotel/multifamily mixed-use developments to act as both a Sponsor and Limited Partner, offering a long-term mindset and investment horizon to create and own a well-diversified portfolio.

Geolo is seeking new multifamily investment opportunities across top 25 markets in the United States.

The Rinrose, Pasadena, CA
The Rinrose, Pasadena, CA

Capital Partners

Geolo provides strategic capital solutions to likeminded entrepreneurs, developers and real estate investors. Geolo's well-established track record in real estate development, operations and consumer products provides unmatched expertise, the ability to understand complex transactions and the agility to close quickly. Geolo's current portfolio includes over multifamily real estate, venture capital investments in real estate technology companies and consumer product companies; and equity and debt investments across hospitality real estate.

When we invest, it is only with best-in-class brands and partners. For example, our real estate partnerships include prominent global players such as:

  • Angelo, Gordon & Co.
  • GFI Capital Resources Group
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Bentall Green Oak
  • Portman Holdings
  • JMI Realty Partners
  • Magellan Development
  • Brown Legacy Group
  • Magellan Development
  • JP Morgan Asset Management
  • Sterling Bay
  • Wanxiang America Real Estate
  • The Michaels Organization
  • Focus Development
  • 1Sharpe
  • Morgan Properties
  • Trammel Crow / High Street Residential
  • KSL Capital Partners
  • Prado Group

Typical Lending Criteria

Investment Vehicle Mezzanine and Preferred Equity
Investment Size $10mm - $30mm
Geography United States
Asset Profile Hospitality, Multifamily, Mixed-Use Hospitality / Multifamily
Loan Term 2- 5 years
Loan to Value/Loan to Cost Max 75% LTV/C (no cash-out refinancing)
Rate Floating Rate Loans Priced Commensurate with Risk
Sponsor Experienced Sponsorship with Sufficient Liquidity / Net Worth