Robert Johnson

Operates as development stage company

Operates as a real estate investment trust which operates and manages hotels

Operates museums and art galleries

RLJ Development seeks to generate superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors through opportunistic, value-added real estate investment strategies. The firm strives to capitalize on their ability to attract low cost capital and identify well-located hotel real estate. They actively acquire, reposition, renovate and rebrand institutional-quality hotel properties throughout North America and the Caribbean. Their core strategy is to acquire upscale, limited service (often referred to as focused-service or select-service) and compact full-service hotels that are located in dense urban settings, or other distinctive markets, that offer strong barriers to competitive entry. RLJ Development considers investments in only the strongest brands in each respective market. The firm is well-capitalized and has invested in a portfolio of first-class hotels in strong, diverse markets. The firm is open to inquiries from hotel owners and operators that are seeking to recapitalize or liquidate their hospitality holdings. RLJ may also consider opportunities slightly outside of their core strategy. RLJ Development is appropriately established to serve as a fiduciary to institutional capital due to the complete absence of conflicting interests within their organizational structure. The firm provides no captive property management, purchasing or insurance brokerage services. Their objective is to maximize the value of the real estate and to generate superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors. In 2004, RLJ Development launched the RLJ Urban Lodging Fund I. The fund offered institutional investors the opportunity to invest alongside RLJ Development and to capitalize on the firm's ability to identify off-market acquisition opportunities, to financially structure them in an appropriate manner, to associate them with the strongest brands and operators, and carefully asset manage the properties through their investment lifecycles. In 2006, the firm launched the RLJ Lodging Fund II. The fund's primary strategy is to acquire and develop upscale, focused-service hotels with premium brands in urban markets or suburban locations in major metropolitan areas. In 2008, the RLJ Real Estate Fund III was launched. The fund seeks to acquire and develop upscale, focused-service hotels with premium brands in urban markets or dense suburban locations in major metropolitan areas. With this fund, RLJ Development expanded their investment strategy to include mixed-use investments in target markets.

Provides sports and entertainment services

Provides entertainment and sports services

Functions as a College/University

Functions as a College/University

Functions as a College/University

Operates television station

Provides air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its subsidiaries

Operates as an organization of business leaders

Operates as trade association for broadband and pay television industry

Provides hotel real estate and private equity investment services

Develops next-generation financial products for consumers using a technology and analytics platform

RLJ Equity Partners primarily invests in North American companies with enterprise values between USD50 million and USD250 million and operating profits greater than USD5 million and operating margins greater than 10%. The firm focuses on aerospace and defense, automotive/transportation, business services, consumer retail, general industrial, media and telecommunications. It invests in traditional buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity and Add-on acquisition. The firm typically makes investments of USD15 million to USD40 million. They consider meaningful ownership stake in the businesses they lead.

Retails home improvement products

Operates as a sports agency

Operates as a digital channel company

Operates a museum devoted to the documentation of African American life

Provides insurance brokerage services

Provides automotive dealership services

Functions as a College/University

RLJ Credit Management invests in middle market companies located in the United States with revenues of more than USD 10 million and an EBITDA of USD 2 to 15 million. The firm focuses on sectors such as business services, consumer, manufacturing/industrial, and value-added distribution. It participates in LBOs, buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancing, and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 3 to 10 million. The firm also makes co-investments and also acts as a lead investor.

Provides online financial products

Provides workplace retirement plan record keeping services