Robert Solmson

RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. provides real estate investment trust services. It offers services for the residential, commercial and government sectors. The company is located in Memphis, TN.

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The firm invests primarily in global equity and currency investments. It also seeks enhanced income by investing in short duration emerging market forward currency contracts and other emerging market debt instruments. The company was founded on January 27, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in seeking total return through a combination of dividends, income, and capital appreciation. The company was founded on April 6, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fairwood Capital LLC is a real estate investment firm which focuses on the acquisition and recapitalization of hospitality real estate and operating platforms. The company was founded by Robert M. Solmson, former CEO and chairman of publicly held RFS Hotel Investors (RFS), and Richard Reiss, Jr., chairman of Georgica Advisors and a former RFS board member. It pursues a value-oriented investment strategy that seeks to acquire a portfolio diversified by brand, geographic location and market segment, primarily in premium-branded, select service, extended-stay and full-service hotels. It is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Lazard Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund is a non diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on June 28, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.