When the stakes are high, and you need
the services of a consultant with international
expertise, you call the best. We are glad that we hired
GVA Marquette Advisors. - Nader, Raphael, and Eskander Ghermezian
Triple 5 Group of Companies
“We suggest that organizations needing tremendous
business analysis sit and visit with GVAMA. We found
their analysis straightforward, informative, and
fundamental to corporate decision making for our
financing efforts projected at $450.0m over the next few
years.”
GVA Marquette Advisors is a
full-service market study and
financial counseling firm
providing comprehensive
consulting and development
services to hospitality projects
of all types. GVA Marquette
Advisors offers highly
specialized consulting services
to gaming operations, resorts
and hotels throughout North
America.
GVA has a
specialty in gaming consulting
and is a recognized consultant
with international expertise.
GVA has completed nearly 1,000
studies of varied types
throughout the United States,
Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. The
ability to address issues
related not only to the casinos
themselves, but to the
supporting facilities, such as
lodging, food and beverage,
convention and entertainment
facilities, attractions, retail
and other recreational amenities
such as golf courses, marinas
and RV parks, is a critical
component of our gaming
services.
EXPERIENCE
The principals of GVA each have
more than 30 years of consulting
experience and spanning several
business cycles. No consultant
at GVA has less than 10 years of
consulting experience. This
experience has provided us with
a perspective that is invaluable
in providing relevant advisory
services in today’s increasingly
competitive and complex markets.
We were pioneers in Native
American gaming market research
with projects that began in the
1980’s. Since that time,, GVA
has performed market studies for
gaming projects located in 35
states and three Canadian
provinces. Our studies were
instrumental in the development
of the gaming industry in
Minnesota and we performed
studies for several of the early
casinos along the Gulf Coast and
Tunica, and in southern and
northern California. We are
regularly Active in both
Atlantic City and Las Vegas,
also recently Reno, and other
smaller markets in Nevada. We
continue to be actively involved
in these and the other US gaming
markets.
All
aspects of the hospitality
industry are becoming
increasingly more competitive.
GVA’s consultants possess the
skills and techniques necessary
to perform in-depth market
analysis and to interpret the
findings with a deep
comprehension of both demand
characteristics and likely
competitive supply reactions.
Such insight is essential to the
accurate assessment of a
particular project’s potential
and in the identification of its
appropriate size and amenities.
Many of our casino assignments
involve an expansion or the
addition of amenities to a
previous client, so that we have
the opportunity to revisit
markets and study their
evolution.
SERVICES
We try to provide as much value
to our clients as possible.
Therefore, we communicate
frequently with our clients
during an assignment and
frequently meet with a project’s
architect and lender. This
provides an opportunity for all
involved in a project to
understand and interpret our
findings, conclusions and
recommendations.
Market Studies
- Our
market studies include an
in-depth analysis of the
business potential that exists
in a market, as well as a
critical evaluation of the
competition. With respect to
casino projects, we focus on
likely market share and
recommend facilities and
amenities that will maximize
this market share. Through our
quantitative analysis, we are
able to assess the business
impact that will result from
alternative competitive
development scenarios to help
our clients evaluate business
risk.
Financial
Projections
- Our
financial projections are
prepared by department from a
detailed financial model and are
based on local market
conditions. The results are then
compared to the actual operating
results of similar projects that
we have access to. We are also
capable of assessing the
economic feasibility of a
project by comparing its
projected cash flow to its
development cost and its cost of
capital.
Economic
Impact Assessment
- GVA
Marquette Advisors is a
recognized leader in the
analysis of the economic and
social impact of gaming and
other leisure industries and
projects. Our landmark studies
of the economic benefits of
Indian gaming in the states of
Minnesota, Oregon, and
Washington have been distributed
in both the United States and
Canada and widely quoted in the
gaming industry trade press.
Impact studies and business
plans for individual projects
have been used for public
relations and lobbying purposes
and to fulfill submission
requirements to the National
Indian Gaming Commission. The
principals of GVA have made
presentations on feasibility and
impact issues at regional,
national and international
conferences in the United States
and Canada.
Other
Services
- Our
significant gaming experience,
also enable us to provide a
broader range of services to
assist in other development
opportunities. Our service lines
include:
• Business Plans
• Development of gaming
strategies
• Market Studies with
Comprehensive Financial Analyses
• Valuation of gaming assets and
facilities
• Analysis of all ancillary
facilities including hotels,
retail, entertainment venues,
convention facilities, and
restaurants
“We suggest that organizations needing tremendous
business analysis sit and visit with GVAMA. We found
their analysis straightforward, informative, and
fundamental to corporate decision making for our
financing efforts projected at $450.0m over the next few
years.”
