Recent News

Chris Stein outlines the Denver hotel market during the Democratic National Convention for Hotel News Now
Mike Cahill is named one of Lodging Magazine's 2008 Leaders & Visionaries
Mike Cahill describes key factors in preparing to sell a hotel to Hotel & Motel Management
The Lodging Industry Investment Council discusses the state of the Lodging Industry at NYU 2008
Mark Darrington discusses the recent sale of the Quality Inn Central Denver with the Colorado Real Estate Journal
June 2008 issue of Hotel Journal features "Broker's Briefing" by Mike Cahill
Mike Cahill talks to the Rocky Mountain News about investment strategies in the hospitality and leisure industries
Ron Muzii discusses the Sale of the Rocky Mount Portfolio with Hotel Journal
Larry Kaplan comments on proposed hotel development along the US Highway 36 Corridor
Mike Cahill presents the LIIC Top Ten at Meet the Money 2008
HREC Investment Advisors ranked in Hotel & Motel Management's 2008 Top Hotel Brokers Survey
Scott Stephens moderates Town Hall Meeting at RealShare Hotel Investment & Finance Summit
Mike Cahill presents the ILFC Top Ten at RealShare Hotel Investment & Finance Summit
Mike Cahill discusses overseas investment with Hotel & Motel Management
YHIP: Inaugural meeting featured in Hotel Business

Inaugural edition of The Hotel Times features article by Mike Cahill

HREC Investment Advisors is founding sponsor of 2008 RealShare Hotel Investment & Finance Summit

Ritz-Carlton Denver opens; Mike Cahill comments

The Denver Business Journal consults Mike Cahill for comment on development in Lone Tree, CO
Mike Cahill discusses industry fundamentals at JMBM's Annual Hospitality Roundtable for 2008

Mike Cahill comments on the announcement that the Ritz-Carlton Denver will delay opening
HREC Investment Advisors completes debt placement for Proposed Pompano Beach Resort



Strategic Alliances


This strategic consulting alliance provides in-depth and comprehensive consulting resources for examining both the hotel and public assembly facility components of convention and conference center projects.

Conventions, Sports & Leisure International ("CS&L") is a leading advisory and planning firm specializing in providing consulting services to the sports, entertainment and leisure industries. CS&L was established for the specific purpose of providing a source of focused research and expertise in these industries.

We assist our clients from the earliest stages of project planning, ensuring that all decisions are informed ones. Our consultants provide in-depth information, creative solutions to underlying issues, a thorough analysis of financial implications, and various measurements of risk and return surrounding alternative courses of action.

Our firm is able to provide these services by drawing upon the years of experience of its professional staff. Being consistently involved in many major transactions allows our professionals to obtain knowledge of both tangible and intangible components of completed transactions, the reasons for failed efforts, and changes in the marketplace affecting revenue streams of a variety of types of sports and event facilities and teams/clubs.





John Katz

John Kaatz is director of Convention, Sports & Leisure, International.  Mr. Kaatz's experience includes in-depth analyses for over 300 convention, conference, meeting and other public assembly facilities.  The results of these studies have been used to assist public and private sector entities in determining project market and financial feasibility, economic impacts, appropriate marketing focus and management structure, and in pursuing and securing project financing.  Prior to joining CS&L, John was the director of Coopers & Lybrand's sports, entertainment and leisure consulting group.  John has been asked to speak at various national and international industry forums regarding the market and financial impacts associated with the convention and public assembly industry.  He has also testified before local and statewide public bodies related to implications of convention/conference center development and expansion projects.  John has been quoted in periodicals such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Meeting News and numerous local publications on topics related to the public assembly industry.  John is a 15-year member of the International Association of Assembly Managers, and holds a B.S. in economics from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.