MCL Advisors — Hospitality Deal Advisory

Who We Are

Fluent in both operations and capital markets.

MCL Advisors brings operator-level hospitality intelligence to every engagement — from pre-acquisition diligence to distressed asset workouts. We work where spreadsheets alone fall short: understanding what a hotel actually is, how it performs, and what it can become.

Our independence is our edge. We have no mandate to sell, no flag to plant. We advise.

$3.5B+

Transaction Volume

80+

Hotel Assets Overseen

40+

Management Contracts

15 Yrs

Senior Experience

Operator Perspective

We've been in the buildings. We know what a flag looks like on paper and what it costs to live under one.

Transaction Fluency

From OM preparation to closing support, we step in at any point in the deal process and get it moving.

Independent Voice

No brokerage affiliation. No brand allegiance. Our conclusions are ours — and yours to rely on.

Lender Literacy

We speak the language of special servicers, CMBS trustees, and credit committees — translating hospitality complexity into capital terms.

Advisory Services

What we do.

Engagements are scoped to your need — full-cycle or surgical. No retainers for things you don't need.

Deal & Capital Event Advisory

The Event — Diligence · Disposition · Refinance · M&A · Workouts

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Critical Path & Diligence Management — Structuring the transaction timeline, coordinating all diligence workstreams, and keeping deals on track from LOI through close.
Disposition, Refinance & Recapitalization — Data room organization, sell-side positioning, lender package prep, DSCR covenant review, and capital structure optimization.
M&A & Portfolio-Level Capital Events — JV structuring and advisory through complex multi-asset or corporate-level deals.
Workout Strategy & Special Servicer Advisory — Asset and borrower evaluation, deed-in-lieu, note sale, receivership, and disposition readiness for troubled loans — CMBS and bridge.
Broker Support & Closing — Diligence cleanup, OM preparation, and closing support. White-label available.

CMBS Bridge Special Servicers Brokers — White-Label

Manage your deal in DealFolder Transaction Mode — Critical Path tracking, Diligence Tracker, and deal room in one place.
Open Diligence Tracker → Open Critical Path →

Lender & Special Servicer Advisory, in depth →

Technical Services & Pre-Opening

The Transition — Ground-Up Feasibility · Conversion · Pre-Opening Ramp

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Brand & Flag Strategy — Franchise evaluation, flag selection, PIP scope negotiation, and brand conversion planning.
Ground-Up Feasibility — Market and brand fit review during design and entitlement, ahead of construction.
Pre-Opening Readiness — Staffing, sales, and systems ramp-up through the 12 months before doors open — for conversions and new builds alike.
Transition Management — Coordinating operator hand-off to protect NOI and guest continuity through ownership or management change.

Asset Advisory

The Hold — Performance · Operator Search · Capital Planning

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Performance Monitoring — RevPAR tracking, operator accountability, and NOI benchmarking against underwriting with clear escalation protocols.
Operator Search & Management Agreement Negotiation — Sourcing, RFP process, and fee/termination/key-man terms — for owners selecting an operator, or operators pursuing new contracts.
Capital Planning & CapEx Oversight — FF&E reserve strategy, PIP execution, and renovation scope management aligned to hold-period objectives.
Lender & Stakeholder Reporting — Investor and lender reporting packages, covenant compliance, and variance analysis.

Serves both sides of the relationship — owners overseeing an operator, and operators managing their own portfolio performance and owner reporting.

Independent & Third-Party Advisory, in depth →

Michael Yousif

Founder, MCL Advisors

About

Michael Yousif

Michael Yousif has spent his career at the intersection of hotel investment, operations, and capital markets — advising on transactions, building portfolios, and negotiating the agreements that determine how assets perform long after the deal closes.

To him, hospitality has always been personal. It's the belief that where you stay shapes how you experience a place — that the right property at the right moment can make a trip feel like a memory worth keeping. He's drawn to hotels that create that feeling: places that are new and surprising, and places that feel like they've always been there.

Outside of work, Michael is a committed family man, a homemade pizza perfectionist, and a lifelong Beatles enthusiast. He rides bikes, lifts weights, spends time up north, and has taken up birding with the same curiosity he brings to everything he decides to learn.

$3.5B+ Transaction & Development Volume

40+ Management Contracts Negotiated

80+ Hotel Assets Overseen

15 Yrs Senior Industry Experience

Advisory across the full
hotel deal lifecycle

Fluent in both operations and capital markets.

What we do.

Michael Yousif

Start with a scoping call.

Advisory across the fullhotel deal lifecycle

Fluent in both operations and capital markets.

What we do.

Michael Yousif

Start with a scoping call.

Advisory across the full
hotel deal lifecycle