Who We Are

The industry’s most recognized and trusted capital solution for hoteliers.

About US

Access Point Financial Is the Name to Know in Hotel Finance.

Access Point Financial (APF) exclusively finances hotels and has the ability to lend up and down the capital stack, offering flexibility and creativity in loan structuring – including the ability to underwrite based on proforma financials. Our exclusive focus on hotels and our team’s tenure and experience in the hospitality industry, ensures a high degree of execution certainty.​

Our roots began in 1993, when our CEO, Mike Lipson, founded Lexington Mortgage Co. and, in partnership with Lehman Brothers, created the first Hotel CMBS lending platform. By 1996, Lexington became the hospitality lending division of GMAC Commercial Mortgage and its successor, Capmark Finance.​

APF was founded in 2011 and recapitalized in 2017 by InterVest Capital Partners (fka Wafra Capital Partners). As a portfolio company of InterVest, APF has greatly expanded its offerings to include a broad range of loan & capital programs, most notably its bridge lending platform and CMBS investment capabilities.​

APF’s management team collectively has over 100 years of hospitality investing and lending experience and are committed to continuing to drive APFs growth and reputation as a leader and reliable trusted partner in hospitality finance. Reach out to anybody on our team to discuss to your hotel capital and lending needs.

Our Team

The People Behind Access Point.

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Jay Black

Business Development Analyst

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Lesia Brown

Accounts Payable

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Pelvi Chavda De Vries

Managing Director, Underwriting

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Kenneth Crooks

Director, Underwriting

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Chris Decker

Senior Financial Analyst, Portfolio Management & Compliance

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Leo Deng, CFA

Director, Finance

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Conner Donnini

Managing Director, Business Development

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Jon Hellbusch

Managing Director, Investor Relations

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Brandon Holman

Director, Asset Management

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Michael Johnson

Director, Portfolio Management

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Jon Kapit

Managing Director, Investments

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TJ Larson

Director, Accounting

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Jason Lee

Business Development Associate

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Michael Lipson

CEO, President, Chairman of the Board

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Rhonda Loerzel

Director, Operations

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Bryan Lustig

Underwriter

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Beau McKenna

Asset Manager

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Patrick McMonigle

Sr. Director, Asset Management

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Nicholas L. Meli

Managing Director, Business Development

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Dave Minesinger

Sr. Director, Accounting

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Michelle O’Brien

Managing Director, Structured Finance

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Lily Payne

Associate, Asset Management

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Justin Perry, Esq

General Counsel

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Tim Peterson

Managing Director, Corporate Development

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James Reivitis

Chief Development Officer

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Valerie Richmond

Deputy General Counsel

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Jaylyn Rowley

Associate

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Alex Ruderman

Director, Capital Markets

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Ankur Shah

Chief Financial Officer

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J. Dana Tsakanikas

Chief Investment Officer

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William Watters

Sr. Underwriter

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Daniel Zagoria

Managing Director, Business Development