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Why invest in Canada?
While the office sector has had a challenging half-decade everywhere, the situation in Canadian metros is more optimistic than in major U.S. markets.
Alam Pirani is Executive Managing Director of Colliers Hotels based in the Toronto office. He leads the team of professionals responsible for hotel investment advisory services in Canada and the Caribbean and is an Executive Member of the Colliers Global Hotel Team. Alam’s specialized experience is in sourcing equity and debt capital for hotel and leisure investments and providing strategic advisory services for hotel and leisure-related assets. Since joining Colliers in 1991, Alam has been directly involved in portfolio and single asset and debt transactions with a market capitalization of over $15.0 billion in Canada and over $3.0 billion in the Caribbean acting on behalf of REIT’s, public companies, institutional investors, opportunity/investment funds and private capital sources.
Prior to joining Colliers, Alam was with the hotel and leisure time industries consulting firm of Laventhol & Horwath, where he was involved in advising clients on development, valuation and strategic planning in the lodging industry. Alam has also worked in various operations capacities with hotel companies and with a private real estate investment/development company. Alam received his formal education in Hospitality & Tourism Management at Ryerson University.
- Recognized leader in the Canadian hotel real estate market with experience spanning a multitude of lodging property types and classes across the country.
- Executive member of Colliers’ Global Hotel Team.
- Guest speaker and moderator at numerous industry conferences, market updates and other engagements, in addition to being widely quoted in the media.
- Current member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants, represented by some 200 of the industry’s most respected professionals from across six continents.
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InnVest Hotels, Sunray Group of Hotels, Blackstone, Cerburus Capital, China Construction America, Westmont Hospitality Group, Easton's Group of Hotels, Vrancor Group Inc., Larco, Hyatt Hotels, Juniper Capital, Cowie Capital, Concord Hospitality, Pomoroy Lodging, Oxford Properties, Silver Hotel Group, Vista Hospitality, Holloway Lodging, Lakeview Hotels, Lubert Adler, Marathon Asset Management, Northland Group, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Highgate, Jesta Group, Timbercreek, Pandox, First Capital REIT,
Hospitality & Tourism Management, Ryerson University
International Society of Hospitality Consultants, Toronto Real Estate Board, Ontario Real Estate Association, Canadian Real Estate Association