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Michael G. Medzigian

Chairman & Managing Partner

Mr. Medzigian is Chairman and Managing Partner of Watermark Capital Partners, LLC (“WCP”) which he founded in 2002. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Watermark Lodging Trust Inc. (“WLT”) until its sale in 2022. WLT was formed by the merger of Carey Watermark Investors Inc., and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Inc., publicly registered Real Estate Investment Trusts, for both of which Mr. Medzigian served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director since their inception. Over his career Mr. Medzigian has overseen over $18 billion of real estate investments across all major real estate asset classes, and is recognized for his integrity and for delivering superior risk-adjusted returns to his investors.

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Prior to forming WCP and later WLT, Mr. Medzigian oversaw some of the largest real estate private equity firms in the world. He was President and CEO of Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors and a Managing Director of Lazard where he was recruited to oversee the repositioning of a real estate private equity platform encompassing five discretionary equity funds with $3 billion of committed capital, a $7 billion portfolio of holdings in the U.S. and Europe that included ownership in 12 operating companies in the office, industrial, retail, lodging, senior living, rental and for-sale residential, and land development sectors, and ownership in a provider of structured debt and net lease finance. He was previously a Founding Partner of Olympus Real Estate Corporation, the real estate fund management affiliate of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, which during his tenure, successfully invested over $3 billion in a broad range of real estate holdings. Earlier in his career, Mr. Medzigian founded and was National Director of the Hospitality Consulting Practice at Deloitte, and he held various management positions with Marriott.

Mr. Medzigian is a Director of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, serves on its Hospitality Investment Roundtable which he previously chaired, and is a member of its Industry Real Estate Financing Advisory Council. He also serves on the Marriott Owner Advisory Council. Mr. Medzigian has served as Chairman and a Director of Atria, Inc., Chairman and a Director of Kapson Senior Quarters Corp., President, CEO and a Director of Park Plaza International, President, CEO and a Director of RockResorts, Chairman of The Urban Land Institute Hotel Development Council, and as a Director of American Apartment Communities, the American Seniors Housing Association, Arnold Palmer Golf Management, the Assisted Living Federation of America, Dermody Properties, iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI), Kemayan Hotels and Leisure (Australian ASX), and the Rubenstein Company.

Mr. Medzigian received a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

Brendan M. Medzigian

Managing Partner

Brendan Medzigian is a Managing Partner of Watermark Capital Partners, responsible for acquisitions, financings and dispositions. Prior to 2023 Brendan served as the Chief Investment Officer of Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc., overseeing all capital and transaction activities. While at WLT he was responsible for all corporate and asset-level acquisitions, financings and dispositions and strategic balance sheet initiatives, including the sale of WLT in 2022. Prior to the formation of WLT in 2020, Brendan held similar responsibilities for Watermark Capital Partners, including the execution of the merger and management internalization of WLT’s precedent companies, Carey Watermark Investors 1 & 2.

Prior to joining Watermark, Brendan began his career in the loan originations group at Cantor Commercial Real Estate, focusing on all asset types in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. He graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Psychology.

PJ Huff

Partner

P.J. Huff is a Partner of the firm. He most recently served as Chief Legal Officer of Watermark Lodging Trust, where he was responsible for all legal, risk and compliance aspects of the company, including supporting its capital transactions and asset management functions. Prior to joining WLT, he was a Senior Vice President at Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc., primarily responsible for all capital transactions. Prior to Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc., he was a Real Estate Partner in the Chicago and Tokyo offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Mr. Huff received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from Northwestern University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.

Cassie Guerin

Managing Director

Cassie Guerin is a Managing Director of Watermark Capital Partners, responsible for asset and portfolio management. Prior to her current role, she was a Vice President, Asset Management at Brookfield Properties, overseeing a portfolio of upper and luxury hotels. Before joining Brookfield, Cassie was a Vice President at Watermark Lodging Trust where she focused on both asset and portfolio management. Prior to the formation of WLT, Cassie began her career at Watermark Capital Partners.

Caroline Nicolay

Executive Assistant

Caroline Nicolay is the Executive Assistant at Watermark Capital Partners and oversees all office management and operational activities. She has more than 18 years of operations experience, working with C-suite level executives and board members. Prior to Watermark, Caroline held similar roles at K2 Integrity, Purpose, Aegis Media Americas, and Doremus Advertising.

She graduated from Cleveland State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.

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