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About SFO Adviser
SFO Adviser is a boutique hospitality and private capital advisory firm specializing in hotel and resort sales, capital raising, refinancing, and strategic transactions.
We advise hotel owners, resort developers, family offices, institutional & private investors, and hospitality companies on some of their most important financial and strategic decisions. Our approach combines institutional transaction expertise with the discretion, flexibility, and personal attention of an independent advisory firm.
Unlike large brokerage platforms, we work selectively with a limited number of clients, allowing us to dedicate senior-level attention to every engagement. We understand that every hospitality asset is unique and that successful transactions require more than simply marketing a property. They require careful positioning, access to the right investors, and a process designed to maximize value while protecting confidentiality.
Our experience spans hospitality real estate, private capital markets, corporate finance, and cross-border transactions. We work with a global network of family offices, private equity firms, private credit funds, institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, hotel operators, and strategic buyers across Europe, the Middle East & Africa, Asia, and North America.
Whether an owner is considering the sale of a hotel, refinancing an existing property, raising growth capital, or exploring strategic alternatives, we provide independent advice tailored to the specific objectives of each client.
At SFO Adviser, we believe that successful hospitality transactions are built on trust, discretion, and alignment of interests. Our role is not simply to facilitate a transaction but to act as a trusted advisor throughout the entire process—from initial strategy and valuation through investor outreach, negotiations, and closing.
Many of our engagements originate through long-standing relationships and referrals, reflecting our commitment to professionalism, confidentiality, and delivering results for our clients.
If you are considering the sale, refinancing, recapitalization, or capital raising of a hotel or resort, we welcome a confidential discussion regarding your asset and strategic objectives.
SFO Adviser
Andreas Schwarz
Andreas combines institutional financial expertise with deep hospitality sector knowledge and a global network of investors, lenders, and hospitality groups. He has successfully advised on acquisitions, disposals, refinancing, and capital raising assignments, including luxury resort transactions in the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Founder & Managing Director of SFO Adviser
- Executive MBA from Columbia Business School, London Business School, and The University of Hong Kong
- Over 20 years of experience in finance, investments, hospitality real estate, and advisory services
- Extensive transaction experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia
- Advised on hotel and resort acquisitions, disposals, refinancing, recapitalisations, and capital raising mandates
- Successfully executed luxury resort transactions in the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Established network of institutional & private investors and lenders, family offices, private investors, lenders, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds and hospitality groups globally
- Direct senior-level involvement on every client engagement
- Focused on delivering discreet, independent, and commercially driven advice for hotel owners and investors
Strategic Advisory for Hotel Owners, Resort Developers, Investors, and Hospitality Operators
From luxury resorts and branded hotel assets to mixed-use hospitality developments and hospitality portfolios, we provide tailored advisory services across hotel & resort sales, capital raising, refinancing, acquisitions, and strategic transactions worldwide.
