Janney Capital analyst Tyler Batory noted RLJ Lodging Trust's (RLJ) disclosure that it had received a number of unsolicited all-cash offers from a private equity investor as it negotiated its transaction with Felcor Lodging (FCH). That PE interest is a positive for the lodging REIT industry generally, said Batory, whose base case remains that the RLJ-Felcor deal will be consummated. The analyst, who thinks investors are overlooking the strategic value of the deal, including the opportunity for RLJ to sell Felcor assets and pay down debt, keeps his Buy rating and $28 fair value estimate on RLJ Lodging shares.