William P. Stadler

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. Its portfolio primarily consists of upper-upscale, full-service hotels that are located throughout the United States and Canada. The company's portfolio consists of upper upscale hotels, which are flagged under global brands such as Embassy Suites Hotels, Doubletree, Hilton, Marriott, Renaissance, Sheraton, Westin and Holiday Inn. FelCor Lodging Trust was founded by Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr. and Hervey A. Feldman in 1991 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Caesar's Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. provided casino entertainment services. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Host Marriott Corp. is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns 113 full-service hotel properties as of February 15, 2004, which operate primarily in the luxury and upper-upscale hotel sectors. As of December 31, 2003, Host Marriott was the largest hotel REIT in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust’s composite index. Host Marriott conducts its operations through Host Marriott, L.P., or Host LP, of which Host Marriott is the sole general partner.

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP engages in the provision of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the global commercial real estate industry. Its services include investment advisory, debt placement, equity placement, M&A and corporate advisory, funds placement, loan sales, loan servicing, and global capital. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Aimbridge Hospitality LLC operates as an independent hotel management and investment firm. It offers hotel management; resort and luxury, acquisition and development; capital oversight, receivership and interim management, asset management, and consulting services. The company was founded by Les Bentley and Dave Johnson in 2003 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants is a membership organization with members who have expertise in over fifty different areas of specialty in the hospitality industry. The non-profit company is based in Naples, FL. These specialties include appraisals, arbitration, construction and project management, executive search, legal services, marketing and sales, research, and more. The organization also offers a study of capital expenditures in the hotel industry called ISHC CapEx 2018.