About Us: EMEA
CB Richard Ellis Hotels EMEA is part of the world’s leading, full-service real estate group focussed exclusively on the hospitality industry.
Our team is a unique mixture of transactional, operational and consultancy specialists with a network and range of client contacts unparalleled in the industry. Our European hotel business lines include Asset Management, Hotel Capital Markets, Development, Investment Advisory and Valuation.
Headquartered in London, CBRE Hotels EMEA have offices in Ireland, France, Spain, Italy and CEE (Central and Eastern Europe). During 2008, the combined value of assets successfully sold and valued by CBRE Hotels worldwide was in excess of £23.5billion. This makes us the only global integrated hotel real estate provider. CBRE Hotels is Founder Patron of the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin. Now in its twelfth year, the conference attracts over 1,500 delegates and is acknowledged as the best conference of its kind in Europe.
The third annual Arabian Hotel Investment Conference was held in April 2007 in Dubai. Also organised by CBRE Hotels, the conference was launched to reflect the region’s tourism growth and the increased interest in hotel development. Our diverse team uses their knowledge and experience to provide creative, resourceful, and inspired service to each client.
We offer the following bespoke services exclusively for clients in the hospitality industry:
Hotel Capital Markets
CB Richard Ellis Hotels offers a comprehensive Hotel Capital Markets service providing acquisition and disposal advice to a variety of clients specialising in high-end, large, single-asset transactions and multiple-asset deals. The team has an unmatched track record in the hotel investment market and has particular skills in successfully completing complicated and financially engineered deals throughout the EMEA region. Clients benefit from the team's unrivalled contact database of owners, institutions, banks, private equity houses, and high-net-worth investors which is further enhanced by the strength of the greater CB Richard Ellis group.
Development
Our development team provides a comprehensive service to site owners and hotel developers, including a unique understanding of the ways to unlock site value. From site assessment and hotel specification to implementation of agreed disposal strategies, including lease and management contract negotiations, CB Richard Ellis Hotels has the most experienced Development Advisory team in the industry.
Hotel Advisory Services
The Hotel Advisory Services team provides investors across EMEA with an-depth understanding of the hotel industry, specific assets and market in order to maximise investment returns. The team comprises three specialist groups: the Investor Advisory team are a consulting orientated service with a strong independent, analytical component, the International Operator Selection consultants provide expert advice to site owners on the most effective hotel brand to operate their hotel and finally, the Owner Representative experts work with operators to focus processes on the owners strategic goals and investment objectives.
Valuation
Valuation assignments are undertaken throughout the EMEA region and are led by RICS qualified chartered surveyors with specialist knowledge of hotel markets. Our client base covers a broad range of operators, lenders, developers and investors with advice given for a variety of purposes including sale or purchase, financing, expert submissions, company reporting and strategic review. Our valuation experience ranges from single provincial properties to international portfolios, on both owner-occupied and investment bases. Our approach considers three recognised and interlinked methods: capitalisation of stabilised earnings, discounted cash flow, and comparable transactions.
Leisure and Alternative Investment
Our specialist team covering the EMEA region advise primarily funders and investors in respect of Leisure and Alternative Investment. Recent projects include Gaming, Theme Parks, Holiday Parks, Healthcare, Pubs, Theatres, Exhibition Centres and Film Studios