About CooperWynn Capital

CooperWynn Capital is a hospitality-exclusive capital markets advisory, built by hoteliers for hoteliers. Founded in 2012 by Stan Kozlowski and grown alongside co-principal Marc Sallette, the firm has arranged more than $3 billion across over 100 hospitality-specific transactions, spanning senior debt, mezzanine financing, preferred equity, common equity, asset management, owners representation and strategic advisory work for owners, investors, and developers nationwide.

We are narrow and deep. Rather than treat hotels as one asset class among many, we work exclusively within hospitality, across every segment from luxury and full-service to select-service, extended-stay, and limited-service properties, and across every major brand as well as independent operators. That focus means our clients get a team that speaks the language of RevPAR, flow-through, and brand PIPs fluently, not a generalist team learning the hotel business on their deal.

The large majority of our work is advisory, serving as a trusted partner to owners, lenders, and investors across acquisitions, financing, and asset management, but we also hold a modest ownership portfolio of our own. That means we underwrite every assignment with the discipline of an owner, not just the distance of an advisor.

What Separates CooperWynn?

Communicate Expectations. 

From the first call, you will know what a successful outcome looks like on your deal and what it will take to get there. Because we are continually active in the market, we can tell you upfront how a lender or investor will actually respond to your asset, not just how we hope they will; that grounding is what lets us set expectations you can rely on, and hold ourselves to them.

Culture of Success. 

Success is always in the details, and we treat thoroughness as non-negotiable. That discipline is paired with urgency; we would rather make a decision and move than let a deal drift while everyone waits for certainty that never fully arrives. It helps that we genuinely enjoy this business. Hospitality has personality, and so do we, and that combination of rigor and enthusiasm shows up in how hard we work every assignment.

Compensate Generously. 

We invest in our people, and that shows up for you as continuity. The same team members who take your first call are the ones who structure your deal, see it through to closing, and, where we serve as asset manager, are still with you well after. You will not be handed off to a rotating cast of junior staff partway through.

Cultivate People. 

We are in this for the long haul, which means we are always pushing our team, and our thinking, to grow. That shows up as a willingness to structure your capital stack a little differently when the standard playbook does not fit your asset, and to bring you a creative solution rather than a generic term sheet.