OUR TEAM
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MANAGING PARTNERMatthew Sparks has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality sector, leading transformative acquisitions, development initiatives, and investment strategies across global hotel platforms. Most recently, Matthew served as EVP & Chief Development Officer at Hilton Grand Vacations, where he oversaw the $1.4 billion acquisition of Diamond Resorts International and guided multiple complex workouts of new construction projects during the pandemic. Previously, as EVP & Chief Investment Officer at Park Hotels & Resorts, he directed the $2.5 billion acquisition of Chesapeake Lodging Trust (18 hotels, ~6,000 rooms) and led non-core asset dispositions exceeding ~$1.5 billion across the U.S., Europe, South America, and Africa. Earlier in his career, Matthew was Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Development at Hilton Worldwide, where he managed the $1.95 billion sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York and executed a subsequent 1031 exchange into six luxury hotels and resorts (Hilton Bonnet Creek, Waldorf Bonnet Creek, Waldorf Astoria Casa Marina Key West, The Reach Key West Waldorf Astoria, Parc 55 San Francisco, and Juniper Hotel Cupertino Curio), as well as executive roles with Fairmont Raffles and Marriott. With deep expertise in acquisitions, development, brand relations, and global portfolio management, Matthew has a proven track record of driving growth and value creation across the hospitality investment landscape. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science Michigan State University's School of Hospitality Business.
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CHAIRMANBernard Siegel has over 30 years of travel & leisure investment experience. As a partner at KSL Capital Partners, he led $3B of investments in hospitality-focused real estate and operating companies across 4 funds and was a member of the company’s Investment Committee from 2006 to 2019. He served as a board member at Under Canvas Inc. and Davidson Hotels & Resorts. Prior to that he was an EVP at Destinations Hotels where he raised a $250M hospitality-focused fund and invested over $500M in US hotels. Early in his career, he founded the Hospitality Division at Secured Capital and was a market maker in secondary mortgages secured by non-performing and sub-performing hotels and other CRE asset classes.