Mr. Capasso is a Managing Director and joint head of the Hospitality & Gaming Group within C&W’s Valuation Services – Capital Markets Group. Mark is domiciled in the Los Angeles office, where he provides appraisal and consulting services for hotels and casinos.

During his more than 15-year career in the hospitality industry, Mr. Capasso has held several operational positions in hotels and casino hotels throughout the United States. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield’s Hospitality and Gaming Group in 2003, Mr. Capasso was a Vice President in the San Francisco office of HVS International, where he headed and helped establish the Gaming Services Division in 1994.

Mr. Capasso is a respected member of the casino and hotel industries having been a guest lecturer on Hotel Feasibility Analysis at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and authoring several articles for industry publications including a bi-monthly column in Casino Executive Magazine from 1997 to 1999. Additionally, Mr. Capasso has served as an expert witness in condemnation matters regarding gaming properties and has been a panel member at the American Bar Association, Section of Real Property Probate and Trust 2006 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

Experience

Mr. Capasso has provided valuation and appraisal services for such prestigious hospitality and gaming companies as Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, Starwood, Harrah’s, Park Place Entertainment, and many others. He has consulted with more than 200 hospitality and gaming clients both nationally and internationally.