Capital for Chicago
hotels and venues.

Chicago hospitality runs on two opposing engines. The first is the spring-through-fall convention and corporate-travel ramp anchored on McCormick Place — the largest convention center in North America — pulling major shows like IMTS, NRA, RSNA, IPPE, and the Chicago Auto Show that drive seven-figure room-revenue weeks downtown and across the South Loop and West Loop. The second is the brutal Q1 trough — sub-zero temperatures, lake-effect snow, and the post-holiday corporate-travel pause that pushes January and February occupancy well below national averages. Operators who can capitalize their way through the trough while loading up for the spring ramp outperform operators who can't.

Goliath funds Chicago hospitality across every corridor and tier. Magnificent Mile flagship hotels — Drake, Peninsula, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Park Hyatt, Conrad — managing PIP cycles and capex on Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt-mandated refreshes. River North boutiques — Hoxton, Robey, Talbott, Acme, Sax — competing on lifestyle positioning and a leisure-corporate mix. McCormick Place convention hotels — Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Marriott Marquis Chicago — running on the convention calendar. West Loop lifestyle hotels — Ace, Soho House, Nobu — capturing the Fulton Market food-scene demand. Streeterville and Gold Coast boutique operators. Wrigleyville and Lincoln Park boutiques running on the Cubs game-day schedule. The downtown Loop financial-district corporate hotels. South Loop convention-overflow properties. O'Hare-corridor business hotels capturing airline crews, layovers, and corporate travel.

The segments we fund every week

Magnificent Mile flagship operators on PIP cycles. River North lifestyle boutiques managing leisure-corporate mix. McCormick Place convention hotels timing rates to the show calendar. West Loop lifestyle hotels and Fulton Market boutique operators. Streeterville and Gold Coast luxury operators. Wrigleyville Cubs-game-driven boutique operators. Lincoln Park and Old Town historic boutique B&Bs. South Loop and University Village convention-overflow operators. O'Hare-corridor business and airline-crew hotels. Schaumburg and Rosemont suburban convention and corporate hotels. Naperville and Oak Brook western-suburb corporate properties. Event venues and banquet halls across River North, West Loop, and the Magnificent Mile. Wedding venues across Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and the Gold Coast. Property-management groups operating short-term rental portfolios across Cook and Lake counties.

What our typical Chicago hospitality deal looks like

A Magnificent Mile 300-room flagship getting $500,000–$1,000,000 for a Hyatt-mandated PIP ahead of franchise renewal. A River North boutique bridging the Q1 trough with a $200,000 advance against the April McCormick spring convention week. A West Loop lifestyle hotel buying out a partner with a $500,000 working-capital loan structured over 24 months. A Wrigleyville operator scaling staffing for the Cubs home opener with a same-day $80,000 wire. A multi-property River North group consolidating three stacked advances into a single 18-month structure cutting daily debits by 35%. These are the deals we close every week.