Thorofare Capital $12 MM Loan Funds Hotel Acquisition in Orlando, FL

ORLANDO, Fla. - June 25, 2015 - PRLog -- Los Angeles-based portfolio lender Thorofare Capital has provided an affiliate of Indianapolis-based Hotel Capital, LLC, with a $12 million fixed-rate bridge loan for its acquisition of The Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City, in Orlando, FL.

The Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City is a 21-story, 301-room full service hotel located at 5905 International Drive, directly across from the entrance to the Universal Orlando Resort.

The hotel was acquired from Garrison Investment Group, which had owned the property since 2011.  Built in 1979, the hotel underwent a multi million-dollar renovation in 2007, and was then reflagged under Starwood’s Sheraton Four Points brand.

“Our financing allowed the sponsor to seize an opportunity to acquire an extremely well-located hotel that benefits from a strong corporate and leisure travel business at well below replacement cost,” said Thorofare EVP of Originations, Felix Gutnikov.

         Thorofare’s acquisition facility allows for immediate pre-payment, which enables the sponsor to proceed with procuring a permanent loan that will fully capitalize the three-stage Starwood PIP.  The non-recourse, fixed-rate bridge loan was sized to 80% of the purchase price and was funded in 12 days from application to meet an expedited escrow period.  The $12 million “unitranche” loan was funded through Thorofare’s special situations lending fund with Thorofare retaining the senior tranche and the junior position funded by separately managed accounts.

The sponsor currently owns in excess of 2,900 hotel rooms as direct equity investments and as a limited partner alongside experienced operators. The Principals of the firm have completed more than $3 billion of hotel transactions, ranging from debt acquisitions, direct equity and joint venture equity, as well as property-level operation experience.

About Thorofare

Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital, Inc. (“Thorofare”) is a middle market loan origination and servicing company. The firm focuses on $3,000,000 to $30,000,000 transactions, targeting value-add and opportunistic acquisitions, recapitalizations, and distressed debt secured by transitional properties. Our affiliate, Thorofare LLC, is an SEC Registered Investment Adviser focused on alternative fixed income opportunities through US commercial real estate debt investments. We are currently deploying capital through our third high-yield private real estate fund, which has a target deployment capitalization of $250,000,000. For more information, visit www.thorofarecapital.com.

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