Dario Leone heads Savills' new hospitality & leisure division, underscoring the interest Italy’s real estate investment world is showing for the hotel and leisure segments. This is also underscored by the growing number of real estate service companies that are opening dedicated in-house departments like Savills, which has just opened its new hospitality & leisure division in Italy headed by Dario Leone.
A strong and experienced team
With twenty years of experience in advisory services, operator selection and capital markets in Italy, Leone recently held the role of partner in charge of the hospitality division at Cushman & Wakefild. The new team he now heads also sees the addition of Giuseppe Leonardi and Marta Miragoli, who will report directly to Leone. Leonardi, who joins the Savills team as an associate, has worked in hospitality real estate for the past eight years in an advisory and capital markets services capacity. Marta Miragoli, joins the Savills team as a consultant, and started in the hospitality sector with the Marriott Group.
Italy has many new openings in the pipeline
“It is a great pleasure to join the Savill team in Italy,” said Leone. “The market is in turmoil with a high investor appetite for Italy. So far we have seen intense activity in terms of transactions, and there are a lot of new openings in the pipeline backed by leading international hotel operators."
