The Schonbraun McCann Group to Offer Hospitality Advisory Services
NEW YORK, NY, December 20, 2005. The Schonbraun McCann Group, LLC announces the expansion of its national consulting division focused on the hospitality sector.
With over 15 years of investment industry experience, Deborah Friedland has been named director of the practice area. She began her career as a senior consultant in the Real Estate Services Group at Arthur Andersen & Co. Thereafter, she then spent six years as a senior equity research analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, Dain Rauscher Wessels, and ABN Amro. Deborah received her Master's of Science degree in 1995 and her Bachelor of Science in 1988 from Cornell University.
Leveraging the firm's experience as a proactive business advisor to leading companies in the real estate industry, the hospitality advisory services practice provides an added edge to hotel owners, lenders, investors and operators seeking to optimize the potential of their hotel and leisure property assets. Services include lender due diligence assistance, market feasibility studies, operational analyses, asset management and valuation services. The group has advisory experience with all types of hospitality-related asset classes including hotel-condominiums, fractional ownership properties, resorts, conference centers, entertainment complexes, and gaming facilities.
The Schonbraun McCann Group, with offices in New York, New Jersey and Florida, is the largest dedicated real estate consulting and accounting group in the United States, outside of the four national audit firms. In the last eighteen months, the firm has helped facilitate and execute transactions coast to coast valued at $16 billion. For more information about our services or to request a brochure, please contact Deborah Friedland at (212) 840-7383.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
