Recent Projects

  • On-going advisor to the owners of Meadowood, a 99-room luxury resort hotel in Napa Valley that is also home to a Michelin 3-star restaurant.  Mace Pacific Holding Company (MPHC) has been involved in advising on a range of renovation and operating plans.
  • Acquisition analysis and due diligence of a luxury hotel portfolio including a Four Seasons hotel, a Fairmont and a Marriott Renaissance.  MPHC acted in the capacity of the Operating Partner in a proposed venture with a Singapore-based hotel investor and several large New York-based private equity funds.
  • Assisted Chevron and its architects in the development of a master plan for a resort development on a 95-acre site on the central California coast.
  • Assisted a development partnership at the request of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds (MSREF) with an analysis of hotel development alternatives for a 1,600-acre resort with two golf courses in Hawaii.
  • Development Advisory engagement with Kennecott Copper (a division of Rio Tinto) on the development of a major ski resort, hotel, golf and real estate project on land owned by the company near Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Assisted Morgan Stanley (Global Investment Banking) with the potential sale of a major resort hotel in Hawaii.  MPHC’s role was to interact with potential international buyers in outlining a strategic vision for the property, advising on redevelopment scenarios including real estate development options and advising on market repositioning, labor agreements, branding and other potential operating enhancements to create value.
  • Discussions with a European-based luxury lifestyle hotel company on setting up North American operations and raising capital to support their growth strategy.