JLL today announced the appointment of Robert Anderson as Director, Client Coverage – Hong Kong, Asia Pacific Capital Markets. He will be responsible for client coverage and capital markets advisory for key institutional clients based in Hong Kong. As part of his role, Robert will partner closely with JLL teams specializing in Asia Pacific capital transactions and the servicing of major capital markets clients in the region.

He will partner closely with Tim Graham, Head of Capital Strategies, Asia Pacific, and Theodore Novak, Head of Institutional Capital Markets, Greater China.

“A significant number of global investors have their senior leadership based in Hong Kong and we expect decision makers in Hong Kong to continue to flex their strength on the international stage. We’re confident that the depth of capital in Hong Kong will play a significant role in global real estate markets in the coming years. Robert’s expertise and long-standing relationships across the Asia Pacific real estate markets will be essential in facilitating strategic investments by internationally-minded Hong Kong based investors,” says Graham.

Robert joins JLL from Mirae Asset Securities in Hong Kong, where he was most recently Senior Vice President within its real estate investments team. In this role, he was involved in numerous debt and equity real estate transactions specializing in data centres, hospitality, logistics and industrial, and office investment advisory.

To JLL, he also brings experience from Shorenstein Properties in San Francisco where he was an investment analyst focusing on the multifamily sector. Robert started his career as an investment banking analyst concentrating on real estate and lodging for JMP Securities in San Francisco.

“Having a client centric and solutions-based approach to capital advisory has become a major differentiator for JLL amongst our clients. We’re fully confident that Robert’s expertise will be critical in in providing our Hong Kong-based clients valuable insights into market trends and access to deals through the JLL network,” says Novak.