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Hotels comprised the most frequently auctioned distressed property type in 2021

Highgate Will Take Over Most of Colony’s Hotel Holdings

Manhattan-based Highgate has agreed to acquire six of Colony Capital’s hospitality portfolios in a transaction valued at $2.8 billion, including assumption of $2.7 billion in debt. The six portfolios consist of 22,676 rooms across 197 hotel properties.

“Despite the unprecedented disruption in hospitality over the past six months, we remain bullish on the long-term secular trends in our industry, and look forward to partnering with the many employees, franchisors, lenders, and other important stakeholders across these portfolios as we work towards a successful recovery,” said Highgate managing principal Mahmood Khimji.

Colony Capital CEO Marc Ganzi said the sale was a milestone in his company’s pivot to focusing on its digital real estate businesses. “With its strong track record, unique insights into the hospitality market and creative approach to hotel management, we are confident that Highgate is ideally suited to own and operate these properties,” he said.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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