Luke Thompson. VP & Director, Capital Markets

Luke is a real estate professional at Matthews™ specializing in hospitality capital markets nationwide. He focuses on originating and closing loans and advising clients through investment-sales processes. His methodology centers on structured finance, development, and asset sales.

Before Matthews, Luke worked in private credit, direct lending, preferred equity, and mezzanine debt at Matterhorn Capital Partners. With over fifteen years of experience in hotel real estate structured finance, development, and asset sales, Luke has built a distinguished career. His background also includes the investment-banking arm of HVS, the world's leading hospitality consulting firm, and co-founding the boutique mortgage brokerage F10 Hotels.

In 2019, Luke spearheaded a joint venture to develop a 276-key, dual-branded Hilton hotel in downtown Austin, TX, which opened in 2024. He further expanded his personal portfolio through his investment arm, Coldwater Equites, with the ground-up development of the 103-key Home2 Suites by Hilton in Del Rio, TX, which opened in late 2025.