Acquisition Strategy
Clarify acquisition objectives, target markets, asset types, brands, and risk-return expectations with a portfolio-aware strategy designed to support smarter hotel investment decisions.
Navigate hotel acquisitions with disciplined underwriting, market intelligence, and hands-on hospitality expertise. Latitude Asset Management helps owners, investors, lenders, and private equity groups evaluate opportunities, structure deals, align capital, and protect long-term value across the hotel investment lifecycle—from strategy and sourcing through diligence, negotiations, transition planning, and performance oversight.

Strategic hotel acquisition support spanning underwriting, capital alignment, portfolio strategy, transitions, and distressed hospitality opportunities.
Clarify acquisition objectives, target markets, asset types, brands, and risk-return expectations with a portfolio-aware strategy designed to support smarter hotel investment decisions.
Evaluate hotel performance, capital needs, revenue upside, operating risks, and investment scenarios through disciplined financial analysis rooted in hospitality-specific operating knowledge.
Structure capital, align partners, and evaluate strategic opportunities with informed judgment, strong relationships, and a disciplined approach to long-term performance.
Design balanced hotel portfolios across geographies, segments, brands, and operators using cycle-aware market intelligence and alignment with broader capital objectives.
Assess franchise agreements, management contracts, operator fit, and transition requirements while coordinating due diligence, negotiations, and 90- to 180-day handovers.
Support acquisition, stabilization, or disposition planning for underperforming, lender-controlled, REO, and special-situation hospitality assets requiring focused recovery strategies.

We define the investment thesis, target markets, asset profile, hold period, capital needs, and return expectations. This creates a disciplined acquisition framework before opportunities are sourced, screened, or negotiated.
Latitude Asset Management combines hotel operating knowledge with disciplined investment advisory.
Hotel operators, brand leaders, financiers, and asset managers evaluate deals from every angle.
Underwriting, scenario analysis, and capital evaluation are guided by CFA-level financial rigor.
Regional leaders connect owners, brands, operators, and investors across complex cross-border hospitality markets.
The team stays involved from acquisition strategy through transition, oversight, and performance execution.
Experienced hospitality advisors with institutional investment discipline.

CEO and Head of Asset Management
Haizar Baiz is the CEO and Head of Asset Management at Latitude Asset Management, bringing over 18 years of industry experience across hotel operations, real estate, and finance. His career spans representing major brands, operating large-scale hotels, and advocating for investors across the Americas, giving him a rare 360° view of the hotel business. Known for turning around underperforming assets and growing market share, Haizar combines strategic insight with hands-on execution to drive measurable value creation. A Cornell-certified hotel investment and asset management professional, he leverages his multicultural background and fluency in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French to build authentic trust with investors and partners across borders, ensuring every engagement is grounded in regional understanding and institutional discipline.

Chief Brand Strategy Officer
Reid Morrison serves as Chief Brand Strategy Officer at Latitude Asset Management, contributing over three decades of leadership across hospitality, real estate, and technology. Throughout his distinguished career, he has led commercial strategy, optimized sales and revenue performance, and driven transformational growth for full-service properties and multi-brand portfolios across major markets. Reid is recognized for blending deep operational insight with forward-thinking strategy, focusing on long-term value creation through disciplined execution and data-driven decision making. His experience managing global teams and leveraging emerging technologies equips him to identify high-impact opportunities, streamline hotel performance, and deliver clear, strategic guidance to owners and investors navigating complex hospitality markets.

Chief Business Development Officer
Anthony Del Gaudio is the Chief Business Development Officer at Latitude Asset Management, with over 35 years of experience working alongside hotel owners, investment groups, asset managers, and operators across the hospitality industry. He is highly regarded for his expertise in asset repositioning, startup operations, deal structuring, comprehensive asset evaluation, and performance optimization. Anthony's distinguished career includes 14 years with Hyatt Hotels, 19 years with Loews Hotels, and three years with InterContinental Hotel Group, spanning wholly owned, managed, and franchise operations. His deep experience supporting portfolios from single assets to large multi-property holdings makes him an invaluable resource for investors and owners seeking disciplined, results-driven asset management solutions.

Senior Strategic Partner (Mexico)
Germán Ongay is a Senior Strategic Partner for Mexico at Latitude Asset Management, bringing more than four decades of leadership experience in Mexico's hotel industry. Having served as CEO of Óptima Hoteles de México and Regional Vice President of Sales and Franchise Development for IHG Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, he is widely recognized for his expertise in franchise growth, brand expansion, and strategic market positioning. Throughout his career, Germán has led complex negotiations and development initiatives with major international brands, supporting hotel openings across key national markets. At Latitude, he drives regional brand strategy, franchise negotiations, and market expansion initiatives, leveraging deep industry relationships with owners, developers, and global brands to deliver well-structured growth strategies.

Partner and Operations Lead (Colombian Hub)
Olmedo Herrera is a Partner and Operations Lead for Latitude Asset Management's Colombian Hub, bringing decades of experience leading large, full-service hotels across Latin America. As a seasoned General Manager and senior operator throughout the region, he is widely respected for his operational leadership and strong relationships with owners, operators, brands, and local stakeholders. Olmedo has successfully guided hotel openings, renovations, and rebranding initiatives from early planning through stabilized operations. At Latitude, he serves as the firm's on-the-ground operations expert for Latin America, overseeing hotel operations, openings, and transitions. His deep regional knowledge and hands-on market insight enable disciplined execution that drives performance and delivers long-term value for investors and owners.

Vice President, Business Development (Caribbean)
Simon Lagardera serves as Vice President of Business Development for the Caribbean at Latitude Asset Management, bringing a powerful blend of hospitality expertise and entrepreneurial leadership. A graduate in Hotel Administration from Venezuela, Simon began his career in hotel operations before becoming a serial entrepreneur, founding and leading businesses across multiple industries throughout the Caribbean. This dual background enables him to understand both operational realities and the strategic priorities of investors and owners. At Latitude, he leads growth and business development initiatives across the Caribbean, leveraging his regional network and business acumen to identify opportunities and build trusted partnerships. He works closely with owners and investors to connect local opportunities with international standards and drive sustainable, long-term value creation.

Real Estate Investment Advisor
Randy Crohn is a Real Estate Investment Advisor at Latitude Asset Management, offering broad international experience in real estate, strategic partnerships, and cross-border growth. His career includes deal structuring, technology-enabled ventures, and senior leadership roles within global organizations, providing a well-rounded perspective on value creation and market expansion. Randy is recognized for navigating complex environments with clarity and precision, skillfully aligning stakeholders and uncovering high-impact strategic opportunities. His extensive experience working across multiple countries and cultures strengthens his capacity to support investors with informed judgment, strong relationships, and a disciplined, long-term approach to performance. Randy's cross-border insight adds significant depth to Latitude's investment advisory capabilities across the Americas.

Financial Analysis & Research Advisor (CFA)
Javier Revelo is the Financial Analysis and Research Advisor at Latitude Asset Management, bringing deep financial expertise and analytical rigor developed across institutional investment management, corporate treasury, and hospitality analytics in global markets. A CFA charterholder, Javier began his career in portfolio risk and portfolio management before moving into senior roles focused on revenue strategy, forecasting, and performance analytics within hospitality and transportation platforms. This unique combination of institutional finance discipline and commercial operating insight allows him to bridge investment strategy with real-world hotel performance. At Latitude, he leads financial analysis and research across acquisitions, portfolio strategy, and performance initiatives, supporting investors with disciplined underwriting, scenario analysis, and capital structure evaluation.
A hotel broker helps buyers, sellers, lenders, and investors navigate hotel transactions. In acquisition work, that can include market screening, opportunity evaluation, underwriting support, deal structuring, buyer-seller coordination, diligence management, and negotiation strategy. Latitude Asset Management adds asset management, brand, operator, and capital expertise so acquisition decisions are evaluated through both investment and operating-performance lenses.
Connect with our hotel investment team for clear guidance.
Advanced hotel investment and asset management credential.
Globally respected investment analysis designation.
Local insight aligned with institutional standards.
Share your acquisition goals, target markets, or current opportunity, and Latitude Asset Management will respond with a practical next step.
You can also send us a quick email at contact@latitude-am.com.
You can also send us a quick email at contact@latitude-am.com.