Post COVID Hospitality Investment Strategies – Virtua Capital Management – 6.1.20

Summary:

Now On Demand.

The economic landscape of today has significantly changed from only a few months ago. It has become a necessity for many companies to prove their abilities to adapt by quickly and seamlessly, adjusting strategies. Hospitality is a sector considerably impacted by these latest events. Fortunately, Virtua Partners has extensive experience in both real estate and hospitality and is ready with strategies in place to benefit from this evolving market.

Please join us for our upcoming webcast, Post-COVID Hospitality Investment Strategies. In this webcast we will discuss: Hotel Equities’ and Virtua’s view on the post-COVID economy, hospitality macro trends, and the top ten hospitality markets likely to recover from the pandemic economy.

Speakers:

As President, Derek oversees the capital formation functions and investment processing for the funds offered by Virtua. Currently, Derek is heavily involved in raising and deploying capital for Opportunity Zones, a new tax provision that offer immense capital gains taxes while making a social impact on distressed economic locations within the US. Mr. Uldricks holds a Series 65 license from FINRA.

Brad Rahinsky serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hotel Equities, an Atlanta-based, full-scale hotel ownership, management and development firm. He develops the long term vision for Hotel Equites and supports all aspects of the firm’s growing business. In late 2018, Mr. Rahinsky guided Hotel Equities through a historic joint venture and strategic partnership with Virtua Holdings International that will accelerate the firms growth through a comprehensive acquisition platform.

Mr. Rahinsky joined Hotel Equities as Vice President of Operations in early 2012 and quickly moved into senior leadership where he has powered the firm’s explosive growth adding over 75 hotels to the firm in over 25 states and multiple provinces in Canada. To handle the rapid and unprecedented expansion, Mr. Rahinsky has internally developed and externally recruited some of the industry’s brightest leaders. Prior to joining Hotel Equities, Mr. Rahinsky co-owned a successful portfolio of Hilton and Hyatt branded hotels in the Southeast. He spent his early years learning the business through progressive executive level positions with Sheraton, Hyatt, Wyndham and various independent resorts.

Mr. Rahinsky serves as a member of the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Franchise Advisory Committee and Hilton’s Hampton Inn and Suites Owners Advisory Council. He earned a B.S. degree in Communication Arts with a minor in marketing from the University of West Florida.

• 26+ years of experience in hospitality acquisitions, operations, asset management, and marketing
• Served as the VP of Owner & Franchise Services of InterContinental Hotels Group
• Previous roles with Standard & Poor’s, CMBS Ratings, and Prudential
• Serves on the boards for the Atlanta Hospitality Alliance and the Cornell University Center for Hospitality Research

• 30+ years of experience in real estate investments as an investor, developer, attorney, tax and workout advisor
• Developed a wide range of asset classes including hospitality, multifamily, SFR, retail, office, industrial and mixed use
• Extensive experience in city and county government including service as an elected county supervisor
• Graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School