William Meyers

Professional with experiences in the financial services and hospitality industries with excellent communication skills specifically within investment management, commercial banking, advisory, development, restructuring, asset management, and distressed opportunities with an emphasis on cross-border hospitality assets and operating company transactions. Expertise in equity fundraising, valuation, underwriting, market analysis, due diligence, financing, building complex financial models, negotiations, lease and management contracts, asset management, purchase & sale agreements, portfolio management and strategy.

Managing Partner - Taurus Capital Partners - West Palm Beach, FL

(2019-01)

Principal for an investment and advisory firm originating, underwriting and executing with investors to specifically target special situations, distressed & opportunistic commercial real estate as well as operating companies.

• Building a pipeline through marketed and off market deals from banks, servicers, brokers, investors, developers, lawyers and operators. Originating various LP sources of capital to execute various opportunities.
• Execute transactions for Limited Partners as well as for Co-Investment opportunities through strategy, underwriting, due diligence & asset management for development, equity, preferred equity, debt & private loan transactions.
• Engaged with multi-managers as well as family offices for various investment opportunities.

Partner / Fund Manager - Pygmalion Capital Advisers, LLP - London, United Kingdom

(2017-01 - 2019-12)

Responsible for underwriting, restructuring, acquisitions, due diligence, and asset management tasks for a principal special situations fund targeting distressed and opportunistic hotel assets located throughout Europe.

• Established through capital raising efforts a Joint Venture with CBRE Global Investment Partners. Negotiated with creditors, operator and administrators for a noteworthy special situations transaction.
• Completed the investment memorandum, underwriting, financial modeling, compliance, and executed asset management responsibilities to reposition assets and delivered a €14M Capital Expenditure program.
• Acquired an NPL consisting of a portfolio of 9 four-star full service hotels located through Spain.
• Managed investment process of assets within the existing portfolio of achieving an unleveraged IRR of 11% to investors.

Chief Investment Officer - Pygmalion Capital Advisers, LLP - London, United Kingdom

(2015-01 - 2016-12)

Responsible for underwriting, acquisitions, and portfolio management for a special situations investment vehicle targeting distressed hotel assets located in Cyprus and Greece.

• Originated NPL hotel opportunities through the Bank of Greece and the Bank of Cyprus.
• Structured a new management company through a joint venture for Cypriot investors.
• Responsible for underwriting, acquisitions, restructuring, valuation, financial and sensitivity analysis, financing, due diligence, negotiation, and closing as well as completion of the investment memorandum.

Director - xebec alpha Limited - London, United Kingdom

(2012-01 - 2017-12)

Established and executed equity and debt investment management platforms through a holding company investing in the hotel, senior care home, and villa segments for owners, developers, and retail investors requiring yields of 6% p.a.

• Responsible for originations, acquisitions, underwriting, development, asset management, fundraising, dispositions, and portfolio management of capital raising transactions for the alternative real estate asset class sector.
• Completed offering memorandums as well as financial analysis for various arbitrage opportunities through capital raising, structuring loan notes, and bond offerings for owners and developers of alternative real estate assets.

Senior Consultant – Hospitality & Leisure Advisory Group - FTI Consulting - New York, NY

(2010-01 - 2011-12)

Responsible for Corporate Finance and Real Estate Advisory functions.

• Responsibilities included valuation, underwriting, due diligence, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, loan dispositions, development, acquisition, master planning and financing initiatives for commercial real estate transactions.
• Assisted the client through advisory, debtor and creditor engagements.
• Performed litigation support, due diligence services such as prorations as well as feasibility studies, acquisitions, and operational analysis for owners, banks, operators, special servicers, private equity funds and developers.

Assistant Vice President – Special Property Finance / Hotel Finance Group - Aareal Bank AG - Wiesbaden, Germany

(2007-01 - 2009-12)

Responsible for hospitality financing deals which are approved at the branch level. Issued cross-currency mortgages for cross-border acquisition financing structures through fixed and floating rate loans throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Speaker at conferences for hotel and private equity related topics.

• Managed financial process of origination, underwriting, due diligence, closing and portfolio management.
• Negotiated loan, Lines of Credit, and mortgage lending for individual and portfolio assets for senior, corporate, and construction facilities.
• Responsible for key account management and financial analysis to test LTV, DSCR, ICR, YOD, & IRR's.

Executive Masters of Business Administration - Corporate Finance & Corporate Strategy - City, University of London - Cass Business School (2017-06)

Masters of Science - Hospitality Industry Studies; Concentration: Asset Management - New York University (2001-05)

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Administration - Montclair State University (1996-08)