JLL has announced three senior appointments, including the recruitment of a head of Nordic capital markets, a newly created role reflecting growing investor activity in Nordic real estate.
The adviser has hired Thomas Persson as head of JLL capital markets in the Nordics, while Daniel Anderbring and Sara Vesterlund join JLL’s Swedish capital markets team as head and deputy head, respectively.
Persson joins JLL from Swedish real estate developer Magnolia Bostad, where he was head of business generation. He has over 20 years of industry experience in the Nordics, having held various senior positions with Catella Corporate Finance and Cushman & Wakefield. In this newly created role, Persson will be the strategic lead for major transactions across Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark.
Anderbring joins JLL as head of capital markets, Sweden from Cushman & Wakefield where he also headed the capital markets team. Anderbring will be supported by Sara Vesterlund as deputy head, who also joins from Cushman & Wakefield.
Matthew Richards, EMEA board sponsor for the Nordics and CEO capital markets, EMEA, JLL, said: 'I am pleased to welcome this incredible trio to the team. The Nordics are a very important real estate market where we have advised on some of the largest transactions for both private equity and institutional investors. Investors are attracted to the strong fundamentals which underpin these markets and we expect the amount of capital targeting the region to increase. Through their extensive experience in the Nordics, all three hires will be instrumental in strengthening JLL’s market-leading investment business, connecting our wider services and ensuring we offer sustainable solutions for our clients.'
Linus Ericsson, CEO JLL Sweden, commented: 'We have a series of large-scale deals in the pipeline and this newly added expertise will complement our existing and growing capabilities in the Nordics.'
