CBRE hires debt duo from JLL

Global real estate adviser, CBRE has appointed Chris Gow as an executive director in its debt and structured finance team, and part of CBRE Capital Advisors, in the firm’s London office.

In his new role, Gow will lead debt advisory for CBRE’s OPRE business, working across the hospitality, healthcare, senior living, education, petroleum and automotive, self-storage, co-living and student accommodation sectors to help service clients with their debt requirements.

Gow joins from JLL, where he was head of EMEA debt advisory for the hotel & hospitality group. Gow spent the early part of his career with Bank of Scotland before moving to Lloyds and then a special situations fund where he developed significant financing credentials across most operational real estate (OPRE) asset classes. He moved into debt advisory in 2015 and to JLL in 2017, where he led the completion of £2 billion (€2.3 billion/$2.5 billion) of transactions over two years.

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