Former executives of HSBC and Jones Lang LaSalle have established a new real estate investment bank. The founding partners of Lowndes Partners in London are Maxwell James, Richard Choi and Julie Green.

Former executives of HSBC and Jones Lang LaSalle have established a new real estate investment bank. The founding partners of Lowndes Partners in London are Maxwell James, Richard Choi and Julie Green.

James was a former global head of HSBC's real estate investment banking division, and Choi was a director at the division. Until recently, Green was a European director of Jones Lang LaSalle.

Lowndes Partners will advise on mergers and acquisitions, as well as private placements, equity capital markets and investment solutions internationally.