About Us
Firm Overview
LionGrove LLC, together with its affiliates, (collectively “LionGrove” or the “Firm”) is a leading hospitality investment firm, whose professionals have over 190 years of combined investment, financing and operational experience forged at some of the most prestigious private equity, investment banking and hotel companies in the world, including KKR, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Greenhill, Marriott, Starwood, Intercontinental Hotels Group, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and sbe, among others.
LionGrove brings together the investment acumen of seasoned, blue-chip, Wall Street professionals with the eye for creating great environments and the passion for service of world-leading hoteliers.
LionGrove acquires hotels ranging from midscale to luxury and from limited service to full service located in fundamentally strong markets across the United States.
During the ownership of each hotel, LionGrove adds significant value to each hotel through the hands-on asset management of each of its hotel investments and, additionally, as the hotel manager for a meaningful portion of the hotels the firm owns.
Over their collective careers, the LionGrove team has worked on virtually every possible type of acquisition, financing and disposition transaction - from the tens of millions to the tens of billions in value across dozens of US and international locations.
The LionGrove team has operated hotels across the US, the Caribbean and Latin America from upscale to luxury properties under the Marriott, Hilton, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Accor, Wyndham and sbe family of brands, as well as independent properties ranging from small boutique hotels to some of the largest and most operationally complex properties in the world.
As hotel investors and operators, the LionGrove team has successfully navigated through various economic cycles, capital market environments, natural disasters and health pandemics, all while remaining fully committed to protecting asset value and maximizing investment returns.
LionGrove’s culture is anchored by an uncompromising commitment to integrity and doing what is right. LionGrove integrates social and environmental responsibility into its business decisions to support the personal development of its professionals, the sustainable growth of its communities and the preservation of the environment.
LionGrove currently owns the Fairmont El San Juan Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Wyndham Palmas Beach and Golf Resort in Palmas Del Mar, Puerto Rico.
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Company Mission and Core Principles
LionGrove exists to deliver exceptional returns for its investors.
The Firm accomplishes its mission by acquiring intrinsically strong hotels, in fundamentally sound markets, and adding value by improving each hotel’s market positioning and operating performance.
LionGrove’s work is guided by the following core principles:
Our Investors First
We exist thanks to the trust placed in us by our investment partners. The success of our professionals and our firm is fully aligned with the success of our investors.
Commitment to Results
We devote ourselves tenaciously to adding value to the investments we make, overcoming challenges and remaining unwaveringly committed to delivering strong results for our investors.
Superior Human Capital
Our team members are our most important asset. We seek to hire and retain the brightest minds that are committed to professional excellence and are passionate about LionGrove’s mission, core principles, and culture.
Teamwork
We are at our best when we work to develop and implement superior ideas through open dialogue and close collaboration amongst our professionals in an environment devoid of unnecessary hierarchy and internal competition.
Our Investors First
We exist thanks to the trust placed in us by our investment partners. The success of our professionals and our firm is fully aligned with the success of our investors.
Governance & Integrity
We have an uncompromising commitment to doing what is right and carefully hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards. We firmly believe that there is no other path to long-term success.
Environmental & Social Responsibility
We integrate Environmental and Social Responsibility in every business decision we make to support the personal development and work-life balance of our professionals, the sustainable growth of the communities in which we operate and the preservation of our environment.