Frédéric Le Fichoux
Head of Hospitality Advisory
Central & Eastern Europe

Frédéric has over 10 years of experience in the hospitality sector, having worked in operation, at different managerial positions for more than 6 years. His experience as a professional real estate adviser accounts for the last 4 years. Some of his recent successes include:

• Development Advisory/Feasibility Study – Frédéric advised on numerous hotel developments project throughout the entire CEE region. These projects included hotels as part of mixed-use developments, stand alone urban hotels, apartment hotels, and resort hotels.


• Valuation – Frédéric valued over 80 existing hotels and hotel development projects (c. 16,000 rooms) throughout the CEE region. These hotels were essentially 4 and 5-star hotels.


• Operator Selection – Frédéric was responsible, among others, for the negotiation and selection of West Paces Hotels for a luxury resort development in Croatia; NH Hotels for a 4-star hotel development in Olomouc; Kempinski Hotels for a deluxe hotel development in Prague.


• Investment Transaction – Frédéric took part in the sale of the Carlton mixed-use property that includes the 168-room 4-star Radisson hotel in Bratislava.


• Listing – Frédéric worked as adviser to Warimpex in a EUR 500 m offering to the Warsaw and Vienna stock markets including 10 existing hotels and 17 hotel development projects.


• Frédéric joined Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality in March 2007 and is based in Prague. Frederic’s responsibility at Cushman & Wakefield is to lead the CEE hospitality advisory team (valuation, development advisory, feasibility studies, and operator selection). Prior to Joining Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality, Frédéric was Consultant at CB Richard Ellis Hotels, covering the CEE region.


• Frédéric has completed a MBA in International Hospitality Management at IMHI (Cornell – ESSEC) University in Paris and is currently finalising a Diploma in Property Investment from Reading University.