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In the autumn of 2018 and following political misadventures that would lead to his arrest on federal charges Tuesday, Thomas Barrack returned from a four-year hiatus to retake the reins at Colony Capi…

When Colony Capital revealed in May that it was in discussions with lenders after having defaulted on $3.2 billion in hotel loans, the Tom Barrack-led firm cautioned “there can be no assurances that t…

Tom Barrack’s Colony Capital is selling the majority of its beleaguered hotel business to private investor Highgate Hotels in a deal valuing the properties at $2.8 billion. It’s the largest shakeup th…

Tom Barrack’s Colony Capital has spent the last several years pivoting away from “legacy” real estate assets toward digital properties like cell phone towers, optic fiber networks and data centers. Bu…

Digital Bridge, the real estate investment trust formerly known as Colony Capital, is finalizing the disposition of the rest of its troubled hotel portfolio. The company found a buyer for a 48-hotel p…

UPDATED July 20, 2021, 6:08 p.m.: Real estate titan Tom Barrack was arrested on Tuesday morning on federal charges tied to illegally lobbying Donald Trump for the United Arab Emirates, according to th…

This story was originally published in May 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic bore down on the economy, veteran investor Tom Barrack emerged as one of the loudest voices urging a lifeline for the real …

As the coronavirus pandemic bore down on the economy, veteran investor Tom Barrack emerged as one of the loudest voices urging a lifeline for the real estate industry. Barrack, the head of Colony Capi…

Colony Capital is weighing its options for its portfolio of hotels. The Tom Barrack-led company has hired Moelis & Co to evaluate alternatives for the holdings, which include full-service, extended-st…

As the coronavirus roils the commercial-mortgage backed securities market, loans on hotel properties have been ahead of the curve when it comes to delinquencies and special servicing. Three massive CM…

Colony Capital may be all-in on cutting-edge digital real estate these days, but just a few years ago, the company was still very much in the business of old-school real estate buys. Like in 2017, whe…

As the coronavirus pandemic bore down on the economy, veteran investor Tom Barrack emerged as one of the loudest voices urging a lifeline for the real estate industry. Barrack, the head of Colony Capi…

Loans for home flipping hit nine-year high Did anyone say bubble? Eight years ago, many bankers would have been worried about the prospect of home-flipping loans approaching the volume that they reach…

Carlos Rodriguez Sr. set off from Costa Rica nearly 25 years ago for what seemed like a surefire bet: developing and operating hotels in Florida, where both tourism and business travel were in perpetu…

Carlos Rodriguez Sr. set off from Costa Rica nearly 25 years ago for what seemed like a surefire bet: developing and operating hotels in Florida, where both tourism and business travel were in perpetu…

Grant King with the Thompson (left) and Tommie hotels in Hollywood (Photo-illustration by Paul Dilakian/The Real Deal) UPDATED: March, 2, 2023, 12:50 Grant King is used to financial fights. In 2012…

The number of commercial real estate borrowers who requested debt relief during the escalation of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has lurched to 2,600, with borrowers against hotel and retail ass…

The owner of a historic Loop office building that is suing its sole tenant for skipping out on a long-term lease deal is now looking to sell the troubled asset. Rampante Realty has hired JLL to unload…

As the hospitality sector struggles to regain its footing, Blackstone skipped a payment on a $274 million hotel loan. The mammoth firm described the hotel deal as “a very small investment that had bee…

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