JLL has expanded its debt advisory business with the appointment of Ben Roger-Smith as head of structured products for EMEA.
His newly created role extends the capabilities of the JLL debt advisory team to cover structured finance deals for cross-border purchases and hedging.
Roger-Smith will report to Chris Holmes, lead director for EMEA debt advisory, who joined the business in 2013 to spearhead the debt business and fill a niche for clients of the agency that are seeking debt services for their purchases.
Roger-Smith will offer deal arrangement advice on multi-asset loan portfolio structures and multi-currency swap hedging.
Before joining JLL he was with Finn Square Capital, where he had been the senior adviser on structured real estate finance.
The hire is a part of JLL’s plan to become a full service advisory firm for real estate transactions and mirrors a similar service offered by Eastdil Secured.
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