Hemisphere Group

What Hemisphere Group does

Hemisphere Group, Inc. is a privately held boutique real estate advisory firm headquartered at 901 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, Florida, founded in 1994 by Ronald Sutherland. The firm specializes exclusively in resort-hotel and residential property advisory across the Caribbean (Antigua, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, St. Lucia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, and Barbados), offering a fully integrated service platform spanning mergers & acquisitions advisory, development consulting, asset management, branding and marketing, financing arrangement, joint venture structuring, and management agreement negotiation.

The company's revenue model is two-stream professional services: (i) advisory and consulting fees for M&A, development management, and strategic advisory assignments, and (ii) transaction-based investment banking fees for acquisitions, dispositions, and financing mandates. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to assignment scope; no public pricing is disclosed. The firm operates as a two-principal platform — President Ronald Sutherland and Director of Valuation Services Stacey Walcott — executing mandates personally rather than through a leveraged team.

Hemisphere Group's client base spans institutional hotel operators (Occidental, Elite Island Resorts, Couples Resorts Jamaica), lenders and financial institutions (Zurich Insurance, Barclays, Scotia Bank, NCB Investments), private equity (Westbrook Partners), government tourism authorities (Antigua, Bermuda), and private high-net-worth owners. The firm reports cumulative property transactions and advisory assignments exceeding $2 billion across its 30+ year history, including underwriting and closing of $850M of flagged hotel assets via Walcott's prior tenure and a $100M credit facility secured for Couples Resorts. Go-to-market is primarily founder-led direct engagement, supplemented by speaking engagements at Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association events. The company has no disclosed technology product, no AI capabilities, and no app or platform offering — its intellectual property resides entirely in relationships, market knowledge, and execution track record.

Name

Hemisphere Group

Legal name

Hemisphere Group, Inc.

Website

https://hemispheregroupinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hemisphere Group is a Coral Gables-based boutique advisory firm founded in 1994 that provides M&A, development, asset management, and financing services for resort-hotel and residential properties across the Caribbean, serving institutional hotel operators, lenders, governments, and high-net-worth owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospitality (Hotels & Resorts) Asset Management (BPAJAMAE), Hospitality (Hotel) Property Management (BPAJAGAG), Luxury Private Island Resorts (THAGACAL)

Keywords

• Real estate advisory
• Hospitality investment banking
• Resort property transactions
• Caribbean hotel consulting
• Hotel mergers acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Coral Gables

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services: Advisory and consulting fees for mergers & acquisitions, development management, and strategic advisory assignments for hospitality properties
2. Investment Banking Services: Exclusive investment banker and advisor fees for property transactions, including acquisition, disposition, and financing assignments

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hemisphere Group provides resort-hotel and residential property advisory and investment banking services across the Caribbean, including mergers and acquisitions, development consulting, asset management, branding, marketing, financing, and joint venture structuring for luxury resort and lifestyle residential projects. The firm acts as exclusive financial advisor, exclusive investment banker, and development manager on behalf of international hotel companies, private owners, institutional lenders, and governments, with a portfolio of property transactions and advisory assignments worth over $2 billion.

Product overview

Hemisphere Group offers a comprehensive suite of resort-hotel and residential property services focused on the Caribbean market. The firm operates as a single integrated advisory platform providing mergers & acquisitions, development consulting, branding, marketing, asset management, and transaction services. The core offering encompasses advisory services, property transaction services, and asset management, supported by specialized service modules including competitive market analysis, project marketing strategies, development management, acquisitions & redevelopment, institutional investment sales, joint venture structuring, investment analysis, feasibility studies, financing services, rebranding, and management agreement negotiations. HG serves private owners, high net worth individuals, equity & debt lenders, investors, and international hotel companies across a portfolio of luxury resort properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Advisory Services Advisory services for resort-hotel and residential properties covering mergers and acquisitions, development consulting, and market analysis for Caribbean hospitality assets.
• Property Transaction Services Branding, marketing, promotion and sale of resort properties and luxury residential projects across the Caribbean region, including acquisition and disposition advisory.
• Asset Management Asset management and operation services for hospitality assets including hotels, condo-hotels, lifestyle residential, and mixed-use properties in the Caribbean.
• Competitive Market Analysis Market analysis services for hotel and resort properties providing valuation and competitive positioning assessments for owners and investors.
• Project Marketing Strategies Marketing strategy development and execution for resort and residential development projects across the Caribbean.
• Development Management Services Oversight and management of resort development projects from concept through completion and launch.
• Acquisitions and Redevelopment Acquisition advisory and redevelopment planning for hotel and resort properties, including sale to new ownership and management groups.
• Institutional Investment Sales Sale and disposition services for institutional investors and owners of hotel assets, including single-asset and portfolio transactions.
• Joint Ventures and Partnerships Structuring Structuring joint venture partnerships and securing resort management agreements for hospitality assets.
• Investment and Marketing Analysis Investment analysis and marketing evaluation services for resort and beachfront properties.
• Project Vision and Feasibility Study Vision concept development and feasibility studies for resort development projects.
• Financing Partner Services Securing financing partners and international management companies for resort developments.
• Rebranding and Repositioning Services Resort repositioning and rebranding services to identify new ownership and management for underperforming hospitality assets.
• Management Agreement Negotiations Negotiation of hotel management agreements with international hotel operators on behalf of property owners.
• Exclusive Financial Advisor Services Exclusive financial advisor engagements for securing credit facilities, debt arrangements, and structured financings for resort portfolios.

Quantifiable outcome

• Property transactions and advisory assignments worth over $2 billion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sandals InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSandals International is a key counterparty in multiple Hemisphere Group transactions including the purchase of Royal Bay Resort (Turks & Caicos), Grand Pineapple Beach (Antigua), and Veranda (Turks & Caicos). HG acted as exclusive advisor facilitating these acquisitions where Sandals launched their Beaches brand.
• Rosewood Hotels & ResortscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHG was retained by the Board of Directors of Jumby Bay Island (led by Lord Sainsbury, Brian Troup, and Robin Leach) to identify an experienced resort management company, resulting in Rosewood Hotels being engaged to manage the 90-acre property.
• Hilton InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHG secured a long-term resort management agreement with Hilton International for Jalousie Plantation Resort (112-key, 5-star resort in St. Lucia) and negotiated hotel management and technical services agreement for British Colonial Hotel with Hilton.
• Capmark Finance / GMAC Commercial MortgageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector Stacey Walcott had a nine-year career at Capmark Finance and GMAC Commercial Mortgage prior to rejoining Hemisphere Group, bringing industry relationships and expertise in hotel underwriting.
• Caribbean Hotel & Tourism AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Ronald Sutherland is a member of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and has been a featured speaker at numerous international real estate investment conferences.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality: Global commercial real estate services firm with a dedicated hospitality practice covering investment sales, advisory, and asset management for hotels and resorts. Comparable to Hemisphere Group's services but operating at much larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• CBRE Hotels: Global leader in hotel investment sales, debt placement, and hospitality advisory. Overlaps with Hemisphere Group's advisory, investment banking, and asset management services for resort-hotel properties, including the Caribbean, but at full-service global scale.
• JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group: Global full-service hospitality advisory and investment sales arm of JLL, covering Caribbean resorts, hotels, and mixed-use assets. Similar advisory, M&A, and asset management mandates to Hemisphere Group, but at global scale with broader geographies and significantly larger team.
• Colliers International – Hospitality: Global CRE services firm offering hotel investment sales, advisory, and management services. Provides overlapping capabilities with Hemisphere Group's hotel M&A and asset management mandate for resort and hospitality properties, including in the Caribbean.
• Newmark – Hospitality Group: Global CRE services firm with a hospitality-focused investment sales and advisory practice covering hotels, resorts, and mixed-use assets. Comparable to Hemisphere Group's advisory and transaction services for Caribbean hospitality owners and investors, but operating at global institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Eastdil Secured: Institutional real estate investment bank that arranges debt, equity, and sale transactions for large hotel and resort portfolios. Comparable to Hemisphere Group as a transaction-focused advisor on hospitality and real estate, though typically serving much larger institutional sellers.
• Hodges Ward Elliott: Boutique hotel and hospitality investment sales advisor focused on institutional-quality assets. Comparable to Hemisphere Group as a boutique, transaction-specialized intermediary for hotel and resort deals, though primarily U.S.-focused versus HG's Caribbean specialty.
• RobertDouglas: Boutique investment bank and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to the hospitality sector, providing M&A, debt and equity placement, and strategic advisory. Directly comparable to Hemisphere Group's hospitality-exclusive M&A and investment banking focus, with strong Caribbean and resort experience.
• Berkadia Hotels & Hospitality: Specialized hotel and hospitality investment sales and debt placement advisor servicing owners and institutional investors. Direct peer to Hemisphere Group's investment banking and advisory work for Caribbean resort and hotel properties, with stronger U.S. institutional footprint.
• Hospitality Valuation Services (HVS): Global hospitality consulting and valuation firm providing appraisals, feasibility studies, and asset management for hotels and resorts. Direct overlap with Hemisphere Group's valuation, asset management, and feasibility offerings—and a former employer of Director Stacey Walcott—making it a tightly comparable advisory peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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