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March 2022
Newswire

The Michaels Organization Poised to Break Ground on 111 Willoughby Street

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Newswire
June 2021
Geolo Capital

Geolo Capital Sells Iconic Ventana Big Sur Resort for $148 Million

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Ventana Big Sur
May 2021
Geolo Capital

Hector Calderon joins Geolo as Chief Investment Officer

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June 9, 2020
Geolo Capital

New Joint Venture Between BentallGreenOak, Flank Management LP and Geolo Capital Leads to Acquisition of Hutton Hotel in Nashville

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Chicago Inno
April 2, 2020
Chicago Inno

Real Estate Software Startup Livly Raises $8M

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Chicago Inno
January 2020
Geolo Capital

Geolo Capital Completes Sale of New Thompson Washington D.C. Hotel to Union Investment

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December 2019
Geolo Capital

Geolo Capital Launches New Hospitality Finance Vertical with Two Closed Transactions

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September 5, 2019
Geolo Capital

Ori Raises $20 Million to Scale Solutions for Modern Urban Living

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October 8, 2018
Geolo Capital

Geolo Capital Announces Agreement to Sell Two Roads Hospitality

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October 8, 2018
Hyatt Hotels Press Release

Hyatt to Expand Brand Footprint and Pipeline with Acquisition of Two Roads Hospitality

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September 1, 2018
Celebrated Living

The Platinum List

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September 1, 2018
Traditional Home

Sense of Place

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August 31, 2018
Celebrated Living

The Platinum List

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August 19, 2018
Los Angeles Times

You Can Get Here Again

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August 1, 2018
Gentry Destinations

A Night Away: Celebrate the Last Days of Summer with a Quick Getaway to Carmel Valley Ranch

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August 1, 2018
Sunset

2018 Travel Awards

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August 1, 2018
Travlel+Leisure

The World's Best Awards

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July 22, 2018
San Francisco Chronicle

Thompson Seattle is More than a Rooftop

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June 3, 2018
San Francisco Chronicle

The Buzz Around Carmel is Beekeeping, Honey Tasting

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June 1, 2018
Rhapsody

The Practical Prancer: Catching Eyes in Carmel with the Ferrari GTC4Lusso T

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June 1, 2018
Town & Country

Hotel Heaven

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May 21, 2018
Travel Weekly

Mixed-use Waterfront Districts a Capital Idea in Washington

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May 21, 2018
Condé Nast Traveler

The Hot List

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April 9, 2018
Washingtonian

The Hot List

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April 1, 2018
Active Family

Spring Break at Carmel Valley Ranch

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April 1, 2018
Robb Report

A California Legend Reconnects with Nature

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March 16, 2018
Forbes

The Yards & New Thompson Hotel Will Make Washington D.C. A True Waterfront City

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March 1, 2018
Condé Nast Traveler

Thompson Opening a D.C. Hotel Just Made Our Nation's Capital Way Cooler

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March 1, 2018
Internal Source

Geolo Capital and JW Capital Partners to Break Ground on Flagship Thompson Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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March 1, 2018
Travel+Leisure

The It List

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February 1, 2018
Brides

OK, you know who you're marrying. Now the real question is where?

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January 1, 2018
Afar

Where to Find Peace

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January 1, 2018
Travel+Leisure

Where to Find Renewal

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December 24, 2017
The New York Times

A Stylish Hotel that Embraces the Puget Sound

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December 1, 2017
Sunset

When the Coast is Clear

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November 28, 2017
Internal Source

Ventana Big Sur Reopens After Multimillion-Dollar Resort-Wide Renovation

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November 1, 2017
Condé Nast Traveler

2017 Readers' Choice Awards

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November 1, 2017
Elle Decor

Coastal Disturbance: A Hotel Veteran Lands in Big Sur and Rattles a Local Legend.

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November 1, 2017
Sunset

Waterfront Revival

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August 1, 2017
Travel+Leisure

The World's Best Awards

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May 1, 2017
Hemispheres

New Hotels in 2017: One for Every Type of Traveler

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May 1, 2017
Travel+Leisure

Grunge Grows Up

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February 1, 2017
Afar

Where to Go in 2017

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September 26, 2016
Internal Source

Destination Hotels and Commune Hotels & Resorts introduce Two Roads Hospitality

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July 19, 2016
Internal Source

Geolo Capital New Appointments

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April 26, 2016
The Seattle Times

Tourist, their cash, pouring into Seattle; Thompson Seattle

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April 12, 2016
Travel+Leisure

Travel+Leisure IT list 2016

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April 1, 2016
Meetings & Conventions

Best Places to Work

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March 3, 2016
Forbes

First Look at Thompson Seattle

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January 23, 2016
Wall Street Journal

Hotels Ramp Up Mergers

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January 22, 2016
Internal Source

Commune Hotels & Resorts and Destination Hotels Merge to Create the Leading Operator of Independent and Lifestyle Hotels and Resorts

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November 16, 2015
Chicago Tribune

Chicago's Top Workplaces - Midsize Company Spotlight: Commune Hotels and Resorts.

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November 13, 2015
Chicago Tribune

Commune Hotels: Where Core Values Don't Have to be Boring

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November 1, 2015
Boutique Design Magazine

Q + A: Dynamic Duo; John Pritzker and Niki Leondakis are tapping their special skills to build a global portfolio that seeks to rid the world of boring hotels.

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August 1, 2014
Hotels Magazine

Thompson Announces First Pacific Northwest Deal

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May 28, 2014
Hotels Magazine

Thompson Goes Local in Miami Beach

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April 1, 2014
Recommend.com

Q&A with Commune Hotels & Resorts CEO Niki Leondakis

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March 19, 2014
UrbanDaddy

Black Cod, Martinis and Handshakes in Palo Alto - Lure + Till in The Epiphany Hotel

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March 1, 2014
Gentry

Silicon Valley's Latest Hot Spot - The Epiphany Hotel

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August 5, 2013
Bloomberg.com

Billionaire Pritzker Purchases Rest of Commune Hotels

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May 31, 2013
Wall Street Journal

Microstylish

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May 1, 2013
Conde Nast Traveler

Hot List 2013: The Year's 154 Top New Hotels

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November 30, 2012
San Francisco Business Times

Commune is All Inn

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September 1, 2012
Hospitality Design

Interview: Commune Hotels & Resorts

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May 5, 2012
Park IT

Hotel Lincoln Debuts as Chicago's Hippest Hospitality Alternative

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May 4, 2012
Conde Nast Traveler

Condé Nast Traveler's 16th Annual Hot List

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May 1, 2012
W Magazine

May's Most Wanted: Hotel Erwin

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March 4, 2012
LA Times Magazine

Color My World

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March 1, 2012
Conde Nast Traveler

Splashy Spring Break Hotels

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February 1, 2012
Ranch & Coast

A Great Getaway: Carmel Valley Ranch

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January 13, 2012
Hollywood Reporter

The Hot Spots of Palm Springs

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October 3, 2011
Internal Source

Joie De Vivre Hospitality and Thompson Hotels Merge

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October 3, 2011
Wall Street Journal

Pritzker Heir Sets Hotel-Firm Merger

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August 1, 2011
Internal Source

Joie de Vivre's National Expansion Continues With A Chicago Hotel On The Horizon: Hotel Lincoln To Open In Lincoln Park In February 2012

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October 4, 2010
Internal Source

Geolo Capital Acquires Custom Hotel in Los Angeles

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October 1, 2010
San Francisco Magazine

Billions of Reasons to Hide

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September 20, 2010
Internal Source

Joie de Vivre Hospitality Appoints Gary Beasley CEO Founder Chip Conley Elevates Tto Executive Chairman

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September 16, 2010
Internal Source

Carmel Valley Ranch Joins Joie de Vivre Hotels

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August 1, 2010
W Magazine

Pritzker's Prize - A Hyatt Hotels Scion Goes Heavy on the Camp for his First Resort Venture

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June 7, 2010
Internal Source

Joie de Vivre Hospitality and Geolo Capital Form Capital Partnership

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June 7, 2010
Wall Street Journal

Hyatt Heir Checks Back Into Hotel Industry

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