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Guides and market notes from the people who finance hotels and consumer brands.
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Hotel financingRohit Mathur
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founded Bridge inside Citi and spun it out in 2023. Author of the Loan Market and Minibar Update, the leading newsletter on how hotel lending actually works.
8 articles
Hotel constructionShivan Perera
Managing Director, CRE
Shivan is the founding leader of Bridge’s hotel lending business and its ground-up construction program after a decade in CRE lending and capital markets.
48 articles
Consumer brandsEmily Reeves
VP, Capital Solutions
Emily leads Bridge’s purchase order and production financing program, including the Walmart Purchase Order Financing Program. She works with consumer brands funding large retail orders without giving up equity or missing a ship window.
100 articles
Hotel financingJordan Barr
SVP, CRE
Jordan leads the hotel acquisition, refinancing and PIP program for Bridge. He sits between owners and the banks underwriting them, which is where he sees most deals gain or lose time.
52 articles
Hotel financing and consumer brandsCletus McKeown
SVP, Growth
Cletus leads growth at Bridge across hotel financing and production capital for consumer brands. He spends his time on the distance between what borrowers are told and what actually gets you the capital you need.
79 articles
Consumer brandsMike Gelb
Community Growth, Consumer Brands
Mike founded The Consumer VC, a podcast and newsletter about investing in consumer startups, and now leads partnerships for the consumer brands at Bridge. Author of Net 30.
4 articles
Consumer brandsSam Wiser
Senior Associate, Capital Solutions
Sam writes Bridge’s guides on purchase order and production financing for consumer brands. He works with suppliers funding retail orders from Walmart, Sam’s Club, and other national accounts.
133 articles