Ashford Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: AINC) is an investment management and advisory company specializing in real estate and hospitality assets. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides asset management, financial advisory, capital raising and portfolio management services to a diversified group of publicly traded real estate investment trusts, private funds, closed-end investment companies and separately managed accounts.
The company’s investment strategies are focused on opportunity-driven real estate sectors with an emphasis on lodging properties, resort and leisure assets, and complementary real estate debt and equity instruments. Ashford’s platform manages portfolios for vehicles such as Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. and Ashford Realty Capital Trust, Inc., identifying value-add and repositioning opportunities across its holdings.
Founded in 2009, Ashford Inc. is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Monty J. Bennett, who has guided the business since its inception and overseen its expansion into multiple public and private vehicles. The firm’s leadership team brings deep industry expertise in hospitality operations, investment underwriting and capital markets execution, supporting disciplined decision-making and long-term value creation.
Operating primarily throughout North America—including the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean—Ashford Inc. seeks to align investment interests across stakeholders by combining strategic acquisitions, active asset management and prudent capital structuring. The company’s integrated approach aims to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and sustainable growth across its real estate and hospitality portfolios.
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