What Paramount Lodging Advisors does

Paramount Lodging Advisors is a U.S. hotel brokerage and advisory firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm specializes in hospitality asset transactions — primarily buy-side and sell-side brokerage for individual hotel owners, private investors, and institutional capital — and reports more than $14 billion in cumulative hotel transaction volume across 1,200+ closed deals. Its services span brokerage, hotel asset management, valuation and due diligence (delivered via its "Snapshot Valuation" methodology), consulting and advisory, and financing solutions routed through the affiliated Paramount Capital Advisors. The firm operates a distributed agent network across 10 U.S. locations, supported by a database of 40,000+ hospitality connections and a daily-updated buyer network, with RealINSIGHT Marketplace integration for online listings, auction events, and due diligence vault access for qualified buyers.

The business model is transaction-fee driven, earning commissions on completed hotel sales and acquisitions; commissions are negotiated per deal and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales targeting hotel owners and institutional investors, event-driven engagement at industry conferences such as ALIS, and digital marketing through the company website, LinkedIn, press releases, and direct email outreach. The platform also supports confidential off-market processes for institutional-quality assignments and auction-based transactions through RealINSIGHT. Customer segments are organized horizontally across hotel owners and investors (primary) and real estate sponsors seeking debt and equity solutions (secondary).

The firm is privately held and founder-owned, co-founded by Sanjeev Misra (Managing Broker) and Dan Beider (Principal), with no institutional or private equity ownership evidenced. It has been actively expanding leadership through recent senior hires (Kristin Martin, Raheel Moolji, José Robles Munguia) and earned multiple 2025 industry recognitions including Inc. 5000, #18 Largest Real Estate Brokerage (National Real Estate Investor), and 2025 CoStar Power Broker (Subu Thiagarajan). In March 2026 the firm launched Paramount Cares, a corporate giving program anchored by a national partnership with Misericordia Heart of Mercy.

Name

Paramount Lodging Advisors

Legal name

Paramount Lodging Advisors

Website

https://paramountlodging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paramount Lodging Advisors is a Chicago-based, founder-owned hotel brokerage and advisory firm founded in 2007 that arranges buy-side and sell-side hotel transactions across the United States, serving hotel owners, private investors, and institutional real estate sponsors with brokerage, valuation, advisory, and financing services through its affiliated Paramount Capital Advisors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel Brokerage & Hospitality Advisory

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality Brokerage (BPAJABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA), Hospitality (Hotels & Resorts) Asset Management (BPAJAMAE), Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory (Debt/Equity Placement, Refinancing) (BPAJANAE)

Keywords

• Hotel brokerage services
• Hospitality investment sales
• Hotel transaction advisory
• Hotel asset management
• Commercial real estate advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Hotel Brokerage Commissions: The firm earns commissions on successful hotel buy-side and sell-side transactions. Services include hotel brokerage, asset management advisory, valuation and due diligence, consulting, and financing solutions through affiliated Paramount Capital Advisors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Paramount Lodging Advisors is a national hotel brokerage and advisory firm that buys, sells, and values hospitality properties. It delivers full-service hotel brokerage for acquisitions and dispositions, hotel asset management, valuation and due diligence (Snapshot Valuation), consulting and advisory, and financing solutions through its affiliated Paramount Capital Advisors.

Product overview

Paramount Lodging Advisors is a national hotel brokerage and advisory firm offering a comprehensive suite of hospitality services. The core offerings include hotel brokerage for acquisitions and dispositions, hotel asset management, valuation and due diligence services, consulting and advisory for portfolio optimization, and financing solutions through affiliated Paramount Capital Advisors. The firm also operates a corporate giving program called Paramount Cares. The platform is designed for hotel owners, investors, and operators seeking to buy, sell, or optimize hospitality assets across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paramount Cares: Corporate giving program designed to support charitable initiatives in the hospitality, real estate, and finance industries, featuring three pillars including an annual national nonprofit partnership.

Products and services

• Hotel Brokerage
• Hotel Asset Management
• Valuation & Due Diligence
• Consulting & Advisory
• Financing Solutions
• Hotel Transaction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ close rate on all listings
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Misericordia Heart of MercyflagshipOthers · 9 March 2026Paramount Cares inaugural national charity partner focused on supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The partnership was established through Dan Beider's personal relationship with Mark Dillon whose daughter Sarah is a resident at Misericordia. As first initiative, the firm donated premium Wrigley Field tickets to raise funds, building on a prior donation that generated $10,000 at Misericordia's 2026 Chicago Auto Show fundraiser.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Hotels: Global commercial real estate services giant with a dedicated hotels practice providing investment sales, debt/equity placement, valuation, and advisory. Competes for the same large institutional hotel mandates as Paramount but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Eastdil Secured: Premier global commercial real estate investment banking firm specializing in large investment sales and capital markets transactions. Competes with Paramount for the largest US hotel transactions, particularly involving institutional sellers.
• Newmark Group: Full-service commercial real estate advisory with a hospitality investment sales practice that overlaps with Paramount on mid-market and institutional hotel transactions.
• Berkadia: Major commercial real estate finance and investment sales firm with a dedicated hotels group offering investment sales and capital markets services directly comparable to Paramount's brokerage-plus-financing offering.
• JLL Hotels & Hospitality: Global real estate services firm with a substantial hotels investment sales, advisory, and asset management practice (which absorbed HFF). Direct competitor on mid-to-large institutional hotel mandates with global capital pool access.

Direct peers

• Greysteel: Hotel and multifamily investment sales brokerage that competes head-to-head with Paramount on hotel mandates. Notably, Paramount's recent hire Raheel Moolji joined from Greysteel, confirming direct talent overlap.
• Hodges Ward Elliott: Hotel-focused investment sales and capital markets advisory firm with a national US footprint. Directly comparable specialty hotel brokerage with similar institutional client base and transaction-fee revenue model.
• Marcus & Millichap: Large national commercial real estate investment sales brokerage with a significant hotel/multifamily investment sales division. Most direct comparable in terms of transaction-fee brokerage model serving similar institutional and private hotel-owner clients.
• Atlas Hospitality Group: Boutique hotel and hospitality real estate brokerage and advisory firm serving similar owner/investor client base with transaction and asset management services.
• Hotel Assets Group: Hotel-focused investment sales and advisory firm operating in a similar boutique model with broker-led transactions for hotel owners and investors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paramount-lodging-advisors
• Xx.com/paramountldgadv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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