FINANCE: JLL’s debt advisory team has been boosted by the hire of Claudio Sgobba to cover the Middle East.
Sgobba joins as a director within the EMEA debt advisory team from Standard Chartered in Dubai.
In his new role, Sgobba will provide debt advice to investors and institutions looking to raise investment capital.
Chris Holmes, head of debt advisory at JLL, said: “As Middle Eastern investment in real estate continues to gather momentum, it is imperative that the market moves to cater to this need. Claudio’s appointment brings the perfect mix of expertise and contacts which will enable us to offer a best in class services to high net worth individuals and institutions from these geographies. It takes our total complement to over 20 debt professionals across our European debt business.”