Led by operators who have built the industry.
Astound is led by hospitality operators, not fund managers, with more than 150 years of combined experience.
Sentinel Hotel. Pyramid Global Hospitality.
The Astound team.
Burt Cabañas
Chairman
First job: lifeguard.
Burt Cabañas has spent more than 60 years in hospitality, building one of the industry's most enduring management platforms.
Alex Cabañas
Founder & CEO
First job: sacking groceries.
Alex Cabañas brings more than 20 years of hospitality experience and a background in strategy consulting with Boston Consulting Group.
Kirk Jones
CFO
First job: car wash.
Kirk Jones brings 40 years of hospitality finance, international development, and multi-brand operations experience to Astound.
Our partner firms.
Convene Hospitality Group logoGencom Group
Founded in 1987 with more than $8B AUM and $2B in corporate M&A. Deep relationships across capital markets and luxury hotel brands.
- Founded
- 1987
- AUM
- $8B+
- Managing Director
- Karim Alibhai
Pyramid Global Hospitality
A 46-year management platform operating more than 180 properties globally, with over $3B in revenue under management.
- Properties
- 180+
- Revenue under mgmt
- $3B+
- CEO
- Warren Fields
- Backed by
- Gencom, TZP Group, Cabañas family
Convene Hospitality Group
A global, multi-brand meetings and events platform. 43 locations and 1.6M square feet across the US and UK.
- Locations
- 43
- Square feet
- 1.6M
- CEO
- Ryan Simonetti
- Backed by
- Ares Capital, Gencom, Cabañas family