Andrew MacGeoch

Biography: A market-leader in the Corporate Real Estate, Hospitality and Project sectors. Andrew has been representing developers, owners, institutional investors, governments and statutory corporations for nearly 30 years in Asia on a range of and development matters. He has extensive experience in dealing with infrastructure developments and mixed-use projects from power generating plants to stadia, multi-purpose venues and exhibition centres with a significant focus on hospitality projects and integrated resorts. He is passionate about principled negotiations, problem solving and the drafting of the full range of corporate and commercial agreements required for such projects (including joint ventures, project concession and development agreements, facilities management, leases and related contracts. His practice involves projects throughout Asia. He is best known for his work across Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. He regularly advises on the drafting and negotiation of hotel management and related agreements and has been involved in transactions (acting primarily for owners) involving more than 50 hotel and lodging brands. These include the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Marriott, Intercontinental, Sofitel, Grand Hyatt, Aman, Shangri-la, St. Regis, W, Sheraton, Regent, Mandarin Oriental, Six Senses, Le Meridien, Novotel and many other brands for hotels and serviced apartments. He is a regular writer on hotel topics and frequent presenter and moderator at hotel and real estate investment conferences. He has co-chaired the Asian Hospitality Development Council for ULI (Urban Land Institute). He has also chaired the M&A Deal of The Year Awards at HICAP for a number of years and sits on the advisory board of HICAP. He has been a long-standing member of the HK General Chamber’s RE & Infrastructure Committee, an active member of the HK British Chamber Real Estate Committee, its Business Policy