Dealmakers: Marco Ferri, Maggie Barreto Tercilla, Erik Muelle and Cassandra Alami

The Deal: The Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri team represented GoldenPeaks Capital Real Estate as it made its first entry into the U.S. hospitality market with the $125 million acquisition of SLS South Beach.

The sellers are hospitality company sbe Hotel Group and real estate fund manager CIM Group, which acquired the 140-room hotel at 1701 Collins Ave. in 2004 for $24 million. The deal closed June 5.