JLL has appointed Joacim Sjöberg as head of capital markets for the Nordic region, effective June 1 2017.
Based in Sweden, Sjöberg will focus on developing the large real estate portfolio and structured transactions businesses, as well as strengthening JLL’s finance solutions offering across the Nordic countries of Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway.
'Joacim’s significant experience and knowledge combined with our existing experience in real estate and debt advisory will ensure that JLL’s capital markets team is uniquely placed to be the most complete financial real estate adviser in the Nordic region - a geography which is receiving increasing interest from international investors,' commented Daniel Gorosch, managing director of JLL in Sweden.
'His appointment fits perfectly with our ambition to build a best-in-class real estate consultancy business which helps clients navigate complex transactions, understand the market and achieve their investment ambitions,' Gorosch added.
Sjöberg has more than 25 years of relevant experience from senior roles within Swedbank Corporate Finance, HSH Nordbank, Öhman Fondkommision, Alfred Berg ABN Amro Corporate Finance and Hemfosa Fastigheter.
He will lead the capital markets management team for the Nordic region together with Tom Lindahl, head of capital markets in Sweden, Linus Ericsson, head of debt and financial advisory in Sweden, and Christian Hohenthal, head of capital markets in Finland.
JLL said that the formation of a Nordic-wide capital markets team was the first step in creating a joined up, full service platform across the region.
In total, the advisor employs 75 professionals within capital markets business throughout the Nordic countries, which includes affiliated partners Akershus Eiendom in Norway and Sadolin Albaek in Denmark. JLL’s capital markets and corporate finance teams have over 800 employees across the EMEA region.
